Review Test: co-, com- and contra-, counter-

1. Jaiye and Mosha started to commiserate together when their favorite team lost the basketball semifinals. What did they do?

• planned a party

• canceled their plans

• shared their sadness

• laughed

Lauren and Monica were best friends. When they wore the same outfit to school, everyone thought it was just a ______________.

• counterintuitive

• coincidence

• counterexample

• committee

3. Chan thought he bought a Monet painting. He was very upset when he discovered that it was ______________.

• contrarian

• compatible

• counterfeit

• only a contraption

Brenton told his mom, “You may think I’m tired, but it’s quite the ______________. I’m wide awake! It’s only 11:30 at night!”

• comparison

• contradict

• compatible

• contrary

When you bake a cake, you need to ______________ all of the ingredients.

• coexist

• contrast

• compare

• combine

He designed a machine to ______________ the weights.

• counterbalance

• cohesive

• committee

• contrarian

Mr. Nguyen, I don’t mean to ______________ you, but I think the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776 not 1774.

• counterexample

• contrast

• contradict

• compatible

The whales and dolphins ______________ in the ocean.

• counterintuitive

• coexist

• contradict

• compare

Any army or navy unit must be ______________.

• a committee

• a coincidence

• cohesive

• contrarian

Should we form a ______________ to plan what to do on Principal Appreciation Day?

• communication

• contrast

• committee

• contraption