Roots Unit 1

What is the meaning of the root word "bene/bon"?

• Bad, wretched

• Good, well

• Badly, ill

• Harmful, dangerous

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Which word means "kind and generous; organized to do good things for other people"?

• Malice

• Malign

• Benevolent

• Dysfunction

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What does the word "benign" mean?

• Real or genuine

• Not causing harm or damage

• A desire to cause harm

• To fail to function properly

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Which word refers to a person who is always or often unhappy or angry about something?

• Malcontent

• Malfunction

• Malice

• Dysentery

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What does the word "dysfunction" refer to?

• A serious disease that causes severe diarrhea

• A desire to cause harm to another person

• The condition of having poor or unhealthy behaviors and attitudes within a group of people

• To say bad things about someone or something publicly

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is the meaning of the word "malice"?

• A desire to cause harm to another person

• To fail to function or work properly

• Real or genuine

• Kind and generous

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What does the word "dysentery" mean?

• A person who is always unhappy

• A serious disease that causes severe diarrhea and a loss of blood

• To criticize harshly or unfairly

• Mild, gentle, or pleasant

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What does the word "malfunction" mean?

• To fail to function or work properly

• To say bad things about someone

• To cause harm to another person

• To be kind and generous

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

You shouldn’t ________________ your teacher just because you got a bad grade on your test.

• benefit

• malign

• benign

• dysfunction

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

It took me over a month to recover from ________________.

• benefit

• malice

• dysentery

• benign

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A