Units 4-6 Affixes Review

Analyze the word "retract" using your knowledge of the prefix "re" and the root "tract."

What does "retract" most likely mean?

• To pull back

• To push forward

• To hold steady

• To break apart

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

During the winter months, it's important to add antifreeze to your car's engine to protect the coolant.

What does antifreeze do?

• Antifreeze keeps the coolant frozen.

• Antifreeze keeps the coolant in cars from freezing.

• Antifreeze destroys the coolant.

• Antifreeze becomes the coolant.

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What is the meaning of the word "respiration" based on the root "spir"?

• To breathe; respiration is the act of breathing

• To run; respiration is the act of running

• To speak; respiration is the act of speaking

• To write; respiration is the act of writing when inspired

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Using context clues, what does the word "unilateral" mean in the sentence:

The monarch's decision was unilateral, and no one could argue with his ruling.

• Involving two sides

• Involving one side

• Involving multiple sides

• Involving no sides

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What does the prefix "ex-" in the word "export" suggest about its meaning?

• To bring in

• To send out

• To hold within

• To create anew

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Using context clues, what does the word "recount" mean in following the sentence?

After her trips, Anna loved to recount her adventures to friends, sharing stories of the beautiful landscapes and interesting people she met along the way.

Recount means...

• count again

• tell again

• hide

• pull along

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What does the suffix "-ian" in the word "musician" suggest about its meaning?

• A person who opposes; a musician is a person who opposes music

• A person in the occupation of; a musician is a person in the occupation or profession of music

• A person who destroys; a musician is a person who destroys music

• A person who avoids; a musician is a person who avoids music

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The artist's work criticizes materialism by showing that experiences and simple things can be more valuable than owning many possessions.

What is materialism?

• A belief or practice

• The profession or occupation of owning material posessions

• A person who believes material possessions are more important

• The belief that material possessions are more important than anything else

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If you know that "tract" means "to pull or draw," which word means "to pull something together into an agreement with another person"?

• Contrary

• Contraction

• Contact

• Contract

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CCSS.L.6.4B

Read the sentence: "The scientist's hypothesis was refuted by new evidence, so he had to start over from the beginning."

Based on context, what does 'refuted' most likely mean?

• Supported

• Ignored

• Accepted

• proven wrong

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.L.6.4D