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Worksheets"Contra-" "Counter-" Vocabulary Words
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
anything that is against the law to buy or sell would be: _______
a)
counterfeit
b)
counterintuitive
c)
contraband
d)
contrary
2.
to express the opposite would be to: _______
a)
counterfeit
b)
counterbalance
c)
contrast
d)
contradict
3.
a person who thinks differently from other people would be called: ________
a)
contrarian
b)
counterfeit
c)
counterintuitive
d)
contrast
4.
to be opposite in nature, opinion or action is to be: _________
a)
counterbalance
b)
contrary
c)
counterintuitive
d)
counterexample
5.
to look at different things to see how they are opposites would be to: ______
a)
counterbalance
b)
contrary
c)
contrarian
d)
contrast
6.
a weight used to balance an opposite weight is: ________
a)
counterbalance
b)
contraband
c)
counterclockwise
d)
counterfeit
7.
in the direction that is opposite of the direction the hands on the clock move:
a)
counterbalance
b)
contradict
c)
counterclockwise
d)
counterintuitive
8.
to support a claim or statement that is the opposite of another claim or statement
a)
contraband
b)
counterbalance
c)
contrarian
d)
counterexample
9.
being the opposite of real is to be: ______
a)
contradict
b)
counterfeit
c)
contraband
d)
contrary
10.
goes against your gut feeling or common sense
a)
counterintuitive
b)
contrarian
c)
contrast
d)
counterexample
11.
The prefix "contra-" means:
a)
against
b)
opposite
c)
two
d)
after
12.
The prefix "counter-" means:
a)
together
b)
against
c)
opposite
d)
many
13.
Charlie thought he bought a Picasso painting. He was very upset when he discovered that is was _____________.
a)
committee
b)
coincidence
c)
counterintuitive
d)
counterfeit
14.
Thomas told his mom, "You may think I'm tired, but it's quite the _______. I'm wide awake! It's only 11:45 at night!"
a)
comparison
b)
contrary
c)
contradiction
d)
compatible
15.
"Mrs. Fails, I don't mean to ______ you, but I think the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776, not 1774."
a)
contradict
b)
contrast
c)
counterexample
d)
compare
16.
If your class sat in a circle and passed around a plate of your favorite type of cookies, which way would you want the plate passed if it started with the girl on your left?
a)
clockwise
b)
straight across
c)
counterclockwise
d)
diagonally
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