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Root Word & Academic Vocabulary List 1 and 2

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 4hrs 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Re

a)

backward

b)

before

c)

inferior to

d)

across

2.

Pro

a)

again

b)

in front of

c)

under

d)

beyond

3.

Sub

a)

across

b)

against

c)

lower than

d)

in front of

4.

Sub

a)

across

b)

against

c)

under

d)

beyond

5.

Trans

a)

across

b)

opposite

c)

together

d)

with

6.

Com

a)

together

b)

inferior to

c)

beyond

d)

work

7.

Con

a)

together

b)

lower than

c)

to flee

d)

with

8.

connotation

a)

the ideas or impressions conveyed by words

b)

an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning

c)

communicate (a message or information)

d)

or the most part; mainly.

9.

sound

a)

the ideas or impressions conveyed by words.

b)

give a spoken or written account of.

c)

for the most part; mainly.

d)

an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.

10.

narrating

a)

for the most part; mainly.

b)

give a spoken or written account of.

c)

communicate (a message or information).

d)

the ideas or impressions conveyed by words.

11.

Perspective

a)

an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.

b)

a particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view.

c)

communicate (a message or information).

d)

example; shows the reader a meaning

12.

convey

a)

for the most part; mainly.

b)

give a spoken or written account of.

c)

communicate (a message or information).

d)

the ideas or impressions conveyed by words.

13.

serves to illustrate

a)

a particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view.

b)

the action or process of indicating or referring to something by means of a word, symbol, etc.

c)

example; shows the reader a meaning

d)

for the most part; mainly.

14.

denotation

a)

the action or process of indicating or referring to something by means of a word, symbol, dictionary meaning etc.

b)

an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.

c)

the arrangement of and relations between the parts or elements of something complex

d)

a specified state of growth or advancement; the process of developing or being developed.

15.

primarily

a)

for the most part; mainly.

b)

give a spoken or written account of.

c)

the ideas or impressions conveyed by words.

d)

communicate (a message or information).

16.

Structure

a)

communicate (a message or information).

b)

the action or process of indicating or referring to something by means of a word, symbol, dictionary definition etc.

c)

the arrangement of and relations between the parts or elements of something complex

d)

a specified state of growth or advancement; the process of developing or being developed.

17.

development

a)

an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.

b)

the action or process of indicating or referring to something by means of a word, symbol, etc.

c)

the arrangement of and relations between the parts or elements of something complex

d)

a specified state of growth or advancement; the process of developing or being developed.

18.

The word fat has a negative _______________ versus the word "phat."

a)

denotation

b)

narrating

c)

convey

d)

connotation

19.

He made a _______________ argument when he said that he deserved the ice cream sundae for all of his hard work this week in school.

a)

sound

b)

primarily

c)

structure

d)

authentic

20.

The Taj Mahal ______________________ the type of architecture that can be found in India.

a)

authentic

b)

articulate

c)

primarily

d)

serves to illustrate

21.

I, ________________, eat out because cooking at home causes me more work with cleaning up the dishes.

a)

primarily

b)

convey

c)

structure

d)

narrating

22.

When an author uses a specific word and means the dictionary definition to make a point, he is using ____________________.

a)

convey

b)

structure

c)

denotation

d)

development

23.

Superman tries to __________________ a message of hope to all he protects on Earth.

a)

aspect

b)

convey

c)

implicit

d)

infer

24.

Contra

a)

two

b)

opposite

c)

work

d)

across

25.

Du

a)

twice

b)

work

c)

under

d)

in front of

26.

Erg

a)

to flee

b)

against

c)

across

d)

work

27.

Fug

a)

to escape

b)

through

c)

together

d)

jointly

28.

Inter

a)

work

b)

to flee

c)

between

d)

lower than

29.

Assert

a)

One part of a situation/idea/plan that has many parts

b)

General idea, overall thought on a subject

c)

To declare with confidence or state firmly as true.

d)

Come up with a plan or idea.

30.

authentic

a)

What it claims to be; real; genuine; original

b)

Something specifically stated in the text or story

c)

To draw conclusions, interpret, and try to explain based on logical

d)

Not absolutely necessary; of little or no importance.

31.

articulate

a)

To declare with confidence or state firmly as true.

b)

Speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way clearly.

c)

General idea, overall thought on a subject

d)

Something specifically stated in the text or story

32.

aspect

a)

suggested or understood without being said directly; implied

b)

Come up with a plan or idea.

c)

One part of a situation/idea/plan that has many parts

d)

What it claims to be; real; genuine; original

33.

concept

a)

Not absolutely necessary; of little or no importance.

b)

General idea, overall thought on a subject

c)

One part of a situation/idea/plan that has many parts

d)

To declare with confidence or state firmly as true.

34.

Devise

a)

Come up with a plan or idea.

b)

One part of a situation/idea/plan that has many parts

c)

To draw conclusions, interpret, and try to explain based on logical

d)

Something specifically stated in the text or story

35.

Explicit

a)

What it claims to be; real; genuine; original

b)

Speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way clearly.

c)

To draw conclusions, interpret, and try to explain based on logical

d)

Something specifically stated in the text or story

36.

implicit

a)

suggested or understood without being said directly; implied

b)

Not absolutely necessary; of little or no importance.

c)

To declare with confidence or state firmly as true.

d)

Come up with a plan or idea.

37.

Infer

a)

Not absolutely necessary; of little or no importance.

b)

Speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way clearly.

c)

To draw conclusions, interpret, and try to explain based on logical

d)

General idea, overall thought on a subject

38.

Nonessential

a)

Not absolutely necessary; of little or no importance.

b)

Something specifically stated in the text or story

c)

One part of a situation/idea/plan that has many parts

d)

To draw conclusions, interpret, and try to explain based on logical

39.

She _________________ed her independence from her parents by getting her own apartment.

a)

aspect

b)

assert

c)

infer

d)

devised

40.

The ________________ Italian chef cooked the most delicious lasagna I have ever tasted in my life.

a)

nonessential

b)

authentic

c)

articulate

d)

implicit

41.

I cannot stand it when I listen to a DJ, and they do not ___________________ when they are speaking on the radio.

a)

assert

b)

authentic

c)

articulate

d)

aspect

42.

One ______________ many students do not think about is how hard it is to keep them entertained while trying to teach them the standards.

a)

assert

b)

aspect

c)

concept

d)

infer

43.

When my students do not do well on a USA TEST PREP, I ______________ a way that can help them recover their grades.

a)

concept

b)

devise

c)

infer

d)

implicit

44.

When a student reads an author's words, the text will be ___________________ leaving NO GUESS work as to the author's meaning.

a)

implicit

b)

aspect

c)

concept

d)

explicit

45.

Reading can be very frustrating because some author's write to where the reader must _______________ their meaning.

a)

infer

b)

assert

c)

concept

d)

implicit

46.

It can be difficult to tell the _____________________ information from the essential information in a text.

a)

authentic

b)

nonessential

c)

articulate

d)

explicit