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Chapter 24 Sentence Check

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Wade, a professional (act...) _____, seems to be playing a part even when he's offstage.

a)

-or, -er

b)

geo-

c)

omni-

d)

aster-, astro-

e)

rect

2.

The study of the chemical makeup of the Earth's crust is called (....chemistry) ______.

a)

-or, -er

b)

geo-

c)

omni-

d)

aster-, astro-

e)

rect

3.

Poverty is (... present) ______ in large cities in India, where people beg on every street.

a)

-or, -er

b)

geo-

c)

omni-

d)

aster-, astro-

e)

rect

4.

A small starlike figure called an (...isk) _____ (*) is often used in books and magazines to indicate a footnote.

a)

-or, -er

b)

geo-

c)

omni-

d)

aster-, astro-

e)

rect

5.

On a movie set, the (di...or) _____ is the person who keeps everyone and everything running on course.

a)

-or, -er

b)

geo-

c)

omni-

d)

aster-, astro-

e)

rect

6.

John Wesley was the eighteenth-century British (...logian) _____ who founded Methodism.

a)

the, theo-

b)

mis-

c)

contra-

d)

-gamy

e)

pop

7.

If I don't hang my house key on a special hook in the kitchen as soon as I get home, I'll (...place) _____ it.

a)

the, theo-

b)

mis-

c)

contra-

d)

-gamy

e)

pop

8.

Young children go through a stage in which they (...dict) _____ everything a parent says. If the parent says yes, the child will usually say no.

a)

the, theo-

b)

mis-

c)

contra-

d)

-gamy

e)

pop

9.

(Mono...) _____ doesn't stop people from having more than one husband or wife. It only requires them to have one at a time.

a)

the, theo-

b)

mis-

c)

contra-

d)

-gamy

e)

pop

10.

The few places on Earth that have not yet been (...ulated) _____ by humans probably would not appeal to many. Who wants to live on the snow capped peak of a mountain?

a)

the, theo-

b)

mis-

c)

contra-

d)

-gamy

e)

pop

11.

The kindergartners were asked to draw a (...angle) _____, but several made a (...take) _____ and drew a circle instead.

a)

rect

b)

mis-

c)

the

d)

omni-

e)

-er, -or

12.

(Pan...ists) _____ believe that God is not a personality but an (...present) _____ force of nature, present throughout the universe.

a)

rect

b)

mis-

c)

the

d)

omni-

e)

-er, -or

13.

(Doct...) ______ Fisher was very (...ular) _____ with the townspeople because she always took the time to answer their questions and had empathy for her patients' suffering.

a)

rect

b)

pop

c)

the

d)

omni-

e)

-er, -or

14.

The two Mayfield brothers made (...ry) _____ career decisions. One is an archaeologist who speculates about what our past might have been like. The other is an (...naut) _____ who thinks about our future in space.

a)

pop

b)

contra-

c)

aster-, astro-

d)

geo-

e)

-gamy

15.

In (...graphy) ______ class, we learned not only about the location and climate of various countries but also about customs. For example, in some African nations, (exo...) _____, or marrying outside the tribe, is not allowed and can result in expulsion from their native community.

a)

pop

b)

contra-

c)

aster-, astro-

d)

geo-

e)

-gamy