HYPO/HYPER Vocabulary Assessment

This prefix "HYPO-" means...

• Over, above, high

• Under, below, less

The word ___________ means to be overly active, or more active than usual.

Jenna was with her family on vacation. They decided to spend a day hiking on a very difficult hiking trail. It was very hot outside and halfway through the hike Jenna could feel herself begin to hyperventilate because of the high level of activity and high heat.

In the passage, the word "hyperventilate" means

• To have blood pressure that is higher than normal.

• To experience a very low fever.

• To breathe very rapidly, or quickly.

The prefix "HYPER-" means...

• Right, correct, even

• Over, above, high

• Low, less, below

_________ is when someone says they believe in one thing but then their actions or their words do not agree. An example would be someone saying they believe that people shouldn't be able to eat fast food if they do not work out, while they eat fast food but do not work out themselves.

Xavier decided that he wanted his family to adopt a puppy. He knew that having a puppy would be a big responsibility, but he thought that he was ready. After talking to his parents about it, they agreed but Xavier's dad reminded him that his dad was allergic to dogs. When they looked into adoption they would need to see if they could find a dog to adopt that was hypoallergenic.

The word "hypoallergenic" from the passage means...

• to have a temperature that his above normal

• to breathe rapidly, or quickly

• less likely to cause allergies

• having a higher level of activity

When you make a guess about something based on little to no information, that guess is called a __________

At the end of the soccer game, Astrid was ready to make the winning goal of the game. She had been practicing most of the season and her team had been practicing plays to help them win. To anyone watching, Astrid had played an amazing game and was ready to help her team score the winning goal. But to Astrid, it had not been a very good game for herself. She was being very hypercritical of herself.

In the passage, "hypercritical" means...

• Overly critical or harsh in judgement

• Having a temperature that is above normal

• Breathing rapidly, or quickly

• Less likely to cause allergies

Hypertension is when your blood pressure is....

• Higher than normal

• Lower than normal

The doctor told me that my blood pressure is lower than the normal average so that means that I have ___________