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Vocabulary Skills Assessment

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The librarian collected many books over the years, never throwing any away. After several years, she had amassed thousands of books.


Which part of the sentence above provided a clue about the meaning of the word "amassed"?

a)

thousands of books

b)

over the years

c)

collected

d)

The librarian

2.

I hoped running long distances would be beneficial to my health. Instead, it ended up being harmful. I did not train properly and suffered an injury as a result.


Which part of the sentence gives a clue about the meaning of the word "beneficial"?

a)

Instead, it ended up being harmful

b)

Running long distances

c)

My health

d)

I did not train properly

3.

Epidemiologists, who are scientists that study the cause and spread of diseases across a population, give doctors and health officials the information they need to make decisions about public health practices.


Which part of the sentence gives the strongest clue about what the word "epidemiologists" means?

a)

doctors and health officials

b)

scientists that study the cause and spread of diseases

c)

decisions about public health practices

d)

information they need

4.

Negligent behavior, such as texting while driving, or leaving a stove on unattended, can have dangerous consequences.


Which word or phrase in the sentence signals that you are about to read an example of behavior that is "negligent"?

a)

Behavior

b)

Texting while driving

c)

Consequences

d)

Such as

5.

I patronize my favorite local restaurant at least once per month.


Which dictionary definition best fits the underlined word in red?

a)

treat condescendingly

b)

to provide aid or support to

c)

to be a frequent or regular customer or client of

6.

The student solved the complicated math problem in a novel way.


Which definition best fits the underlined word above?

a)

pleasantly new or different

b)

a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact

7.

In the word microscope, what does the root 'micro' mean?

a)

large

b)

small

c)

see

d)

magnify

8.

In the word misunderstand, what does the prefix 'mis' mean?

a)

completely

b)

carefully

c)

wrongly

d)

typically

9.

If you wanted to create a word that means "not able to believe," which combination of word parts below would give you a word with that meaning?

a)

in + cred + ible

b)

pro + ceed + ing

c)

re + ject +ion

d)

inter + ced + ing

10.

Which suffix below means "without"?

a)

-ful

b)

-ous

c)

-able

d)

-less