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Ch. 19-1 Vocab Test

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the meaning of the word via?

a)

a particular type of land

b)

by going through a particular place; by way of a particular place; by means of a person, machine, etc

c)

to do something that is different or to be different from what is usual or expected; to stray from the usual path or way

d)

of or relating to cities and people who live in them

2.

What is the meaning of the word obvious?

a)

a particular type of land

b)

by going through a particular place; by way of a particular place; by means of a person, machine, etc

c)

a town or other area where people live in houses near a larger city

d)

easy to see or notice; easy for the mind to understand or recognize

3.

What is the meaning of the word suburbanite?

a)

of or relating to cities and the people who live in them

b)

a person who lives in a suburb

c)

a town or other area where people live in houses near a larger city

d)

relating to or occurring on Earth; living or growing on land instead of in water or air

4.

What is the meaning of the word terrestrial?

a)

a reddish clay that is used for pottery and tiles

b)

an area of land that is owned or claimed by a person or animal

c)

a particular type of land

d)

relating to or occurring on Earth; living or growing on land instead of in water or air

5.

What is the meaning of the word terrain?

a)

a reddish clay that is used for pottery and tiles

b)

an area of land that is owned or claimed by a person or animal

c)

a particular type of land

d)

relating to or occurring on Earth; living or growing on land instead of in water or air

6.
After years of living in a small one-bedroom apartment, Sam left Dallas and embraced the life of a _____________________. 
a)
suburbanite
b)
obvious
c)
suburb
d)
terra-cotta
7.
While Rockwall County, Texas has a growing population.  I would sill consider it a ________________ of Dallas, which is by far a larger and more urban city.
a)
suburb
b)
suburbanite
c)
obvious
d)
via
8.
Early European explorers traveled to North and South America __________ ships. 
a)
via
b)
terra-cotta
c)
suburb
d)
obvious
9.

Being fair or just

a)

Mediate

b)

Equidistant

c)

Equitable

d)

Median

10.

to work with opposing sides to reach an agreement

a)

median

b)

equitable

c)

equidistant

d)

mediate

11.

not very good or bad

a)

medium

b)

mediate

c)

median

d)

mediocre

12.

What does the root "med" mean?

a)

middle

b)

half

c)

even, level

13.

__________ and __________ are both root words that mean "half"

a)

med

b)

semi

c)

hemi

d)

equ

14.

__________ is a root word that means "even" or "level"

a)

med

b)

semi

c)

hemi

d)

equ

15.

Since I didn’t dedicate much time to practicing, I was just a ____________ piano player.

a)

median

b)

mediocre

c)

medium

d)

mediate

16.

When my partner and I disagreed about our project, our teacher came to _____________ and find a resolution to our problem.

a)

mediocre

b)

mediate

c)

medium

d)

median

17.

The US and Canada are located in the northern ______________ of Earth.

a)

semicolon

b)

semicircle

c)

hemisphere

18.

The writer used a _______________to link to sentences together that were related to each other.

a)

semicolon

b)

semicircle

c)

hemisphere

19.

After bickering for hours, my little sister and I finally agreed on an _____________ arrangement for sharing the computer.

a)

equidistant

b)

equator

c)

equitable

20.

The climate near the _____________ is warm and tropical.

a)

equator

b)

equidistant

c)

equitable

21.

Choose two words that BEST explain or define benefit.

a)

risk

b)

advantage

c)

misfortune

d)

perk

22.

Choose two words that BEST explain or define benevolent.

a)

compassionate

b)

merciless

c)

selfish

d)

generous

23.

Choose two words that BEST explain or define benign.

a)

safe

b)

harmless

c)

harsh

d)

violent

24.

Choose two words that BEST explain or define malcontent.

a)

respected

b)

fulfilled

c)

annoyed

d)

complaining

25.

root word: mal / male

a)

good

b)

bad

26.

root word: bene / bon

a)

good

b)

bad

27.

dysentery

a)

having unhealthy behaviors and attitudes

b)

serious disease that causes diarrhea and loss of blood

c)

good health

d)

the common cold

28.

root word: dys

a)

good

b)

bad

29.

malign

a)

desire to cause harm to others

b)

to say bad things about someone

c)

unhappy or angry person

d)

to fail to work properly

30.

bona fide

a)

good or helpful

b)

kind and generous

c)

not causing harm

d)

real or genuine

31.

to fail or function or work properly

a)

malice

b)

malfunction

c)

malcontent

d)

malign

32.

a desire to cause harm to another person

a)

malice

b)

malign

c)

malcontent

d)

malfunction

33.

A person filled with ___________ will do cruel things to others.

a)

benevolent

b)

malice

c)

benign

d)

dysentery

34.

Bona fide: fake :: summer: ______

a)

spring

b)

sunshine

c)

winter

d)

fall

35.

Dysfunction: unhealthy :: malcontent: _________

a)

unhappy

b)

joyful

c)

complains

d)

encouraging