E208 Week 1-2 Practice Affix Quiz

A scientist is studying a new technology that allows people to "see into the future." Which of the following words, using the correct affix, best describes this technology?

• Retroscope

• Forescope

• Postscope

• Antescope

Given the root word "active," which affix would you use to create a word that means "acting before something happens," and what would the new word be?

• Proactive

• Retroactive

• Postactive

• Foreactive

A historian is writing about events that happened before the main war. Which affix should be used with "war" to describe these events, and why?

• Post-; because it means after the war

• Pre-; because it means before the war

• Retro-; because it means backward in time

• Fore-; because it means in front of the war

Analyze the following sentence and choose the word that correctly uses an affix to indicate "after surgery": "The patient required _______ care."

• Presurgical

• Postsurgical

• Antesurgical

• Retrosurgical

Which of the following words best describes a movement that seeks to return to previous traditions, and what evidence supports your choice?

• Proactive

• Retrogressive

• Foreseeable

• Postmodern

Given the word "date," which affix would you use to form a word meaning "before the date," and what is the reasoning?

• Postdate; because it means after the date

• Predate; because it means before the date

• Antedate; because it means before the date

• Foredate; because it means before the date

A company wants to name a new product that helps users plan for future events. Which affix would be most appropriate to use in the product name, and why?

• Retro-

• Pre-

• Fore-

• Post-

Evaluate the following options and select the word that means "existing before birth":

• Postnatal

• Prenatal

• Antenatal

• Forebirth

Which affix would you use to create a word meaning "after the event," and what would the new word be if the root is "event"?

• Pre-; preevent

• Post-; postevent

• Retro-; retroevent

• Ante-; anteevent

A writer wants to describe a style that imitates or returns to an earlier period. Which affix should be used with "style," and why?

• Prostyle; because it means forward style

• Retrostyle; because it means backward or past style

• Poststyle; because it means after style

• Forestyle; because it means before style