Unit3 Greek and Latin Roots Exercises

Complete the sentence to show comprehension of the vocab word: After she broke up with Ronnie, Francine, in an abject state, told her mother that…

• she was feeling on top of the world.

• she would never find happiness again.

• she was planning a big celebration.

• she had won the lottery.

Complete the sentence to show comprehension of the vocab word: When the police officer at the desk answered my questions with just a few short, dismissive sentences, I felt…

• respected and valued

• ignored and unimportant

• hopeful and content

• excited and thrilled

Complete the sentence to show comprehension of the vocab word: When Stacy was feeling dejected, her sister suggested she…

• try to remember her manners

• watch a sad movie to match her mood

• consult her GP for migraine medication

• meditate to calm her nerves

Fill in the blank with the best word from the choices below: There was a heated debate over whether the cabinet official had been ____ in his duties when he did not report the accounting error.

• dejected

• abject

• motive

• remiss

• impulse

Complete the sentence to show comprehension of the vocab word: The sergeant sent Dan as an emissary to the rebel troops in order to...

• negotiate a peace treaty

• deliver a message of surrender

• spy on their activities

• lead an attack against them

Fill in the blank with the best word from the choices below: Since the critic has not read the book, anything he says about it must be considered pure __________.

• compel

• emote

• conjecture

• abject

Fill in the blank with the best word from the choices below: Some of the children in the play __ too much, while other read their lines with no emotion at all.

• emoted
• compel

• conjecture

• emissary

• motif

Complete the sentence to show comprehension of the vocab word: The documentary about hunger that Henry saw on television compelled him to…

• donate to a local food bank.

• volunteer at a local hospital.

• volunteer a local animal shelter.

• donate blood.

Complete the sentence to show comprehension of the vocab word: Whenever she felt the impulse to run away from her problems, Mariah…

• took a deep breath and faced them head-on.

• begrudgingly obeyed her parents.

• booked a vacation instead.

• felt the urge to go to sleep.

Fill in the blank with the best word from the choices below: If you ___ the student form school for simply stating her beliefs, you will set a bad example.

• emissay

• motive

• abject

• motif

• expel