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Prefix contra-, counter- Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A person would be arrested if he were caught with this.

a)

contrast

b)

counterintuitive

c)

contrary

d)

contraband

2.

Pressure from your friends can often cause you to do something that is _____.

a)

counterintuitive

b)

contraption

c)

contrarian

d)

counterfeit

3.

"I disagree. I think air pollution is helpful not harmful." Which word would describe the person who said this?

a)

counterfeit

b)

counterexample

c)

contrary

d)

contrast

4.

The weight was used to balance another weight.

a)

counterexample

b)

contradictory

c)

contrasting

d)

counterbalance

5.

It is rude to _____ what someone is saying if you don't know all of the facts.

a)

contrary

b)

counterfeit

c)

contradict

d)

contrast

6.

Which word describes the girl who wore pajamas to school just because she felt like it?

a)

contrarian

b)

counterintuitive

c)

counterfeit

d)

contrast

7.

What are you trying to do when you identify ways that black bears are different from grizzly bears?

a)

counterexample

b)

contrarian

c)

contrast

d)

counterfeit

8.

This type of money is made in the United States more often than in another country.

a)

counterfeit

b)

counterintuitive

c)

contrarian

d)

contraband

9.

The water in sinks and toilets in the countries south of the equator drains in this direction.

a)

counterclockwise

b)

contrary

c)

contrast

d)

contraband

10.

The mayor said, "We have heard Mr. Olson's opinion on tax charges. What do you have to say to support your opinion, Mr. Guzman?" Mr. Guzman is running against Mr. Olson in the election. What will he provide?

a)

counterexample

b)

contrarian

c)

counterfeit

d)

contrast

11.

You are so (a)   ! You never agree with the rest of us!

12.

The United States created new $20.00 bills to help reduce the (a)   money illegally created.

13.

Do your parents ever (a)   each other?

14.

Some good advice in life is to never do anything that seems (a)   to you.

15.

In the times of the original thirteen colonies, Great Britain considered many food items to be (a)   .