Avoid Collateral Damage Final Round

Determine the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.

My mom told me it would be absurd to wear jeans to the beach because everyone else would be wearing bathing suits

• Comfortable

• a good idea

• strange

• cold

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I had never heard Kelly sing, and I was astounded at how good she was!

• surprised

• annoyed

• disappointed

• embarassed

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We adopted a puppy from the shelter because he was abandoned and lived by himself without his family.

• To be left alone

• raised

• happy

• loved

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Jeremy concealed flowers under his jacket so his mom wouldn’t see them.

• A. threw away

• B. surprised

• C. bought

• D. hid

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I am always eager to play soccer because it’s my favorite sport.

• Hating

• good

• bad

• wanting to

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Elijah is petrified of spiders. If he sees one, he screams and runs away.

• A. surprised

• B. Scared

• C. annoyed

• D. worried

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I am feeling envious of Haley because she gets to go to the Taylor Swift concert and I don’t.

• A. worried

• B. jealous

• C. happy

• D. friends

The prefix bio means “life”, and the root ology means “to study”.

Based on the prefix and root, what does the word biology mean?

• A. no longer living

• B. to be alive

• C. to study living things

• D. a butterfly is living

The prefix sub means “below”, and the root marine means “sea”.

Based on the prefix and root, what does the word submarine mean?

• A. to go below

• B. a ship that goes below the water

• C. in water

• D. a sandwich

The root words aqua means “water” and arium means “place”.

Based on the root words, what does the word aquarium mean?

• A. a tank of water that holds fish

• B. an ocean

• C. A place for fishing

• D. a river