Kolkata, also known as Calcutta, is a city in India with a population of more than 15 million! It is an example of a...

• capital city

• megalopolis

• city that isn't too big, but isn't too small either

• polluted place

Answer explanation

Remember, mega means 'great,' or 'large.' Use this meaning to help you work out the meaning of unfamiliar words that also use this prefix.

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CCSS.RI.2.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

Think: When you generate subtitles on YouTube, where do they normally appear on the screen? What is the best definition of the prefix sub-?

• under or below

• in the middle

• at the top, or above

• on the edge or at the side

Answer explanation

Remember, sub means 'under' or 'below.' You are expected to be able to use this knowledge to work out the meaning of unfamiliar words that contain this prefix.

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

The Porsche Taycan is ______ in this factory.

• assembly line

• manufactured

• mass production

• muffled

Answer explanation

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CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

One of the suffixes we learned in Q4 means 'characterized by.' Which word would make the most sense for the man to use to describe the smell?

• cheeseous

• cheesic

• cheesy

• cheeseless

Answer explanation

If something is juicy, it is characterized by having juice. If a surface is bumpy, one of its main features is its bumpiness. You need to know the meaning of the suffix -y to work out the meaning of new words that include it.

Think about what the root ped means. What does a pedometer do? It...

• records the number of calories a person has eaten

• records the number of kilograms a person can lift

• records the number of steps a person has taken

• records the number of breaths a person has taken

Answer explanation

Ped means 'foot'. You need to know this.

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CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

Wow, I can't believe your dog is so _____ that she's scared by a cute little ducky!

• gutless

• fearless

• mindless

• harmless

Answer explanation

Less means 'without.'

In Catholicism, the cross is symbolic of Jesus' crucifixion and death. What is the best definition of the suffix -ic?

• without

• full of

• characterized by

• relating to

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CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

The root 'fac' means 'to do,' or 'to make.' What other root that we learned in Q4 has a similar meaning?

• fec

• tract

• grad/gress

• ion

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CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

The old woman's dentures flew out when she tried to blow out the candles on her birthday cake. Think about the root dent; what is the best definition of the word dentures?

• an artificial mouth

• graying hair

• something full of air

• false teeth

Answer explanation

Dent means 'tooth.' You need to know this.

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CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Wile. E. Coyote used a magnet to attract the giant container of TNT, with tragic consequences. The word attract includes the root tract. What's the best meaning of this root?

• to step, or to move forward

• to pull, or to drag

• to push, or to repel

• to grab

Answer explanation

You are expected to know that tract means 'to drag' or 'to pull.' You'll need to know that to work out unfamiliar vocabulary that uses this root.

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CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B