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Word Parts: Unit 1 Pre-Test

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"change in form or appearance"

a)

transform

b)

transaction

c)

translate

d)

transfer

e)

transcript

2.

"written or typed copy"

a)

transform

b)

transaction

c)

translate

d)

transfer

e)

transcript

3.

"turn one language into another"

a)

transform

b)

transaction

c)

translate

d)

transfer

e)

transcript

4.

"buying or selling something"

a)

transform

b)

transaction

c)

translate

d)

transfer

e)

transcript

5.

"an underground electric railroad"

a)

subway

b)

submarines

c)

subtitle

d)

subconscious

e)

subtotal

6.

"#1: captions displayed at the bottom of a movie or television screen that translate or transcribe the dialogue or narrative.

#2: a subordinate title of a published work or article giving additional information about its content."

a)

subway

b)

submarines

c)

subtitle

d)

subconscious

e)

subtotal

7.

"of or concerning the part of the mind of which one is not fully aware but which influences one's actions and feelings"

a)

subway

b)

submarines

c)

subtitle

d)

subconscious

e)

subtotal

8.

"a bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause disease"

a)

pathogen

b)

sympathy

c)

psychopath

d)

pathetic

e)

telepathy

9.

"understanding between people; common feeling"

a)

pathogen

b)

sympathy

c)

psychopath

d)

pathetic

e)

telepathy

10.

"a person suffering from chronic mental disorder with abnormal or violent social behavior"

a)

pathogen

b)

sympathy

c)

psychopath

d)

pathetic

e)

telepathy

11.

"arousing pity, especially through vulnerability or sadness"

a)

pathogen

b)

sympathy

c)

psychopath

d)

pathetic

e)

telepathy

12.

"a word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase in the same language"

a)

synonym

b)

synagogue

c)

synthetic

d)

symptom

13.

"#1: (of a substance) made by chemical synthesis, especially to imitate a natural product.

#2: (of an emotion or action) not genuine; insincere."

a)

synonym

b)

synagogue

c)

synthetic

d)

symptom

14.

"a physical or mental feature which is regarded as indicating a condition of disease, particularly such a feature that is apparent to the patient"

a)

synonym

b)

synagogue

c)

synthetic

d)

symptom

15.

"a unit of heredity which is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristic of the offspring"

a)

gene

b)

genuine

c)

gender

d)

generation

e)

genesis

16.

"truly what something is said to be; authentic"

a)

gene

b)

genuine

c)

gender

d)

generation

e)

genesis

17.

"all of the people born and living at about the same time, regarded collectively"

a)

gene

b)

genuine

c)

gender

d)

generation

e)

genesis

18.

"the origin or mode of formation of something"

a)

gene

b)

genuine

c)

gender

d)

generation

e)

genesis

19.

"#1: having or showing a sensible and practical idea of what can be achieved or expected

#2: representing familiar things in a way that is accurate or true to life"

a)

realistic

b)

organic

c)

metallic

d)

genetic

e)

artistic

20.

"relating to or derived from living matter"

a)

realistic

b)

organic

c)

metallic

d)

genetic

e)

artistic

21.

"having or revealing natural creative skill"

a)

realistic

b)

organic

c)

metallic

d)

genetic

e)

artistic

22.

"describe or draw attention to (a product, service, or event) in a public medium in order to promote sales or attendance"

a)

advertise

b)

adjoin

c)

adverb

d)

adhere

e)

adapt

23.

"be next to and joined with (a building, room, or piece of land)"

a)

advertise

b)

adjoin

c)

adverb

d)

adhere

e)

adapt

24.

"#1: stick fast to (a surface or substance)


#2: believe in and follow the practices of; represent truthfully"

a)

advertise

b)

adjoin

c)

adverb

d)

adhere

e)

adapt

25.

"unable to do or achieve (something)"

a)

incapable

b)

incomplete

c)

inaudible

d)

inexpensive

e)

inaccessible

26.

"unable to be heard"

a)

incapable

b)

incomplete

c)

inaudible

d)

inexpensive

e)

inaccessible

27.

"a small rocky body orbiting the sun"

a)

asteroid

b)

astronomy

c)

astrology

d)

astronaut

e)

astrolabe

28.

"an instrument used to make astronomical measurements, typically of the altitudes of celestial bodies, and in navigation for calculating latitude"

a)

asteroid

b)

astronomy

c)

astrology

d)

astronaut

e)

astrolabe

29.

"a person who is trained to travel in a spacecraft"

a)

asteroid

b)

astronomy

c)

astrology

d)

astronaut

e)

astrolabe

30.

"the science that deals with the earth's physical structure and substance"

a)

biology

b)

geology

c)

theology

d)

zoology

e)

psychology

31.

"the study of the nature of God and religious belief"

a)

biology

b)

geology

c)

theology

d)

zoology

e)

psychology

32.

the word part trans means:

a)

across; through

b)

under

c)

disease; feeling

d)

with; together

e)

born

33.

the word part sub means:

a)

across; through

b)

under

c)

disease; feeling

d)

with; together

e)

born

34.

the word part path means:

a)

across; through

b)

under

c)

disease; feeling

d)

with; together

e)

born

35.

the word part syn/sym means:

a)

across; through

b)

under

c)

disease; feeling

d)

with; together

e)

born

36.

the word part gen means:

a)

across; through

b)

under

c)

disease; feeling

d)

with; together

e)

born

37.

the word part ic/tic means:

a)

having to do with

b)

to; toward

c)

not

d)

star

e)

study of

38.

the word part ad means:

a)

having to do with

b)

to; toward

c)

not

d)

star

e)

study of

39.

the word part in means:

a)

having to do with

b)

to; toward

c)

not

d)

star

e)

study of

40.

the word part ast means:

a)

having to do with

b)

to; toward

c)

not

d)

star

e)

study of

41.

the word part ology means:

a)

having to do with

b)

to; toward

c)

not

d)

star

e)

study of

42.

When a group of letters having a special meaning appears at the beginning of a word, we call that group of letters a _______________ .

a)

prefix

b)

root

c)

suffix

d)

branch

e)

meaning

43.

Word __________ are the words from other languages that are the origin of many English words. __________ give words their fixed meaning.

a)

prefix

b)

root

c)

suffix

d)

branch

e)

meaning

44.

When a group of letters having a special meaning appears at the end of a word, we call that group of letters a _______________ .

a)

prefix

b)

root

c)

suffix

d)

branch

e)

meaning

45.

Words can be broken up into parts to help figure out the meaning of the word. These word parts fall into one of three categories (pick all that apply):

a)

prefix

b)

root

c)

suffix

d)

branch

e)

meaning