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Contra, counter, co, com

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Ella and Bella started to commiserate together when their favorite team lost the basketball semifinals. What did they do?

a)

planned a party

b)

canceled their plans

c)

shared their sadness

d)

laughed

2.

Laura and Ashly were best friends. When they wore the same outfit to school, everyone thought it was just a ___________________.

a)

counterintuitive

b)

coincidence

c)

counterexample

d)

committee

3.

Tayten thought she bought an original Van Gogh painting. She was very upset when she discovered that it was __________________.

a)

counterfeit

b)

contrarian

c)

compatinle

d)

only a contraption

4.

Emily told her mom, "You may think I'm tired, but it's definitely the ____________. I am wide awake! It’s only 7:00 at night!"

a)

comparison

b)

contradict

c)

compatible

d)

contrary

5.

When you bake cupcakes, you need to ________________ all of the ingredients.

a)

coexist

b)

contrast

c)

compare

d)

combine

6.

Timothy got out a machine to ________________ the weights.

a)

counterbalance

b)

cohesive

c)

committee

d)

contrarian

7.

Megan, I’m _________________ you because I think the Aggies are better than the Longhorns.

a)

counterexample

b)

contrast

c)

contradicting

d)

compatible

8.

The water animals __________________ in the ocean.

a)

counterintuitive

b)

coexist

c)

contradict

d)

compare

9.

Any army or navy unit must be __________________.

a)

a committee

b)

a coincidence

c)

cohesive

d)

contrarian

10.

"Should we form a _________________ to plan what to do on Valentine’s Day?" asked Allison.

a)

communication

b)

contrast

c)

committee

d)

contraption

11.

If our class sat in a circle and passed around a plate of cookies, and you really wanted them, which way would you want the plate passed if it started with the girl on your right?

a)

counterclockwise

b)

clockwise

c)

straight across

d)

diagonally

12.

The place that you live is called a ______________.

a)

committee

b)

contraption

c)

community

d)

contraband

13.

Pressure from your friends can also cause you to do something that is ________.

a)

Counterintuitive

b)

Contraption

c)

Contrarian

d)

Counterfeit

14.

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

a)

Contrarian

b)

Counterintuitive

c)

Counterfeit

d)

Contrast

15.
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
16.

If Ms. Turner asked you to research how our school is like another, what will you do?

a)

combine

b)

compatible

c)

commiserate

d)

compare

17.

Discussing and listening are a part of what skill?

a)

communication

b)

community

c)

coincidence

d)

commiserate

18.

Timmothy’s grandparents have been married for 32 years. They get along great. What are they?

a)

coexisting

b)

commiserating

c)

comparing

d)

compatible

19.

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

a)

contrast

b)

counterintuitive

c)

contrary

d)

contraband

20.

A counterexample is an example that proves a conjecture to be true.

a)

True

b)

False