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WorksheetsVocab Lesson 21 Root Word "Grad/Gres"
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
What is the opposite of the word "progressive?"
Gradual
Graduate
Regress
Desirable
Which word means "capable of being seen"?
Vulnerable
Flexible
Visible
Reversible
Choose the word from that means "able to change or be changed easily according to the situation."
Desirable
Flexible
Graduate
Degrade
Which word that is synonymous with "appealing" or "pleasing"?
Desirable
Progressive
Gradual
Reversible
Select the word that means "to lower in dignity or quality."
Graduate
Degrade
Regress
Vulnerable
Which word refers to someone who is easily hurt or harmed physically, mentally, or emotionally?
Desirable
Vulnerable
Flexible
Visible
What does the word "graduate" refer to?
To complete a degree or educational program
To become less visible
To change direction or path
To become less flexible
Which word means "capable of returning to an original shape or position after being bent, stretched, or compressed"?
Desirable
Reversible
Flexible
Gradual
Choose the word that means "capable of being turned around in direction or position."
Reversible
Progressive
Degrade
Graduate
What does the word "gradual" imply?
Happening over a period of time
Decreasing in quality
Completing an academic degree
Being in a vulnerable state
What does the word "degrade" mean when used in the context of treating someone poorly?
To honor and respect someone
To treat someone with kindness and generosity
To treat something or someone poorly and without respect
To improve the condition or status of someone
What is another meaning of the word "degrade" as used in environmental context?
To enhance the quality of something
To make the quality of something worse
To maintain the quality of something at the same level
To have no effect on the quality of something
What does the word "gradual" mean?
Moving or changing quickly
Remaining the same over time
Moving or changing in small amounts, happening in a slow way over a long period of time
A sudden and rapid change
What does the word "graduate" mean?
To start the first year at a school, college, or university
To earn a degree or diploma from a school, college, or university; to move from one level to a higher level
To take a long vacation after finishing school
To teach at a school, college, or university
What does the word "progressive" mean?
Relating to the past
Unwilling to change
Moving forward; using or interested in new or modern ideas
Remaining the same over a period of time
Choose the sentence that uses the word "progressive" correctly.
The banker's progressive disease continued to worsen.
The progressive meal was served in reverse order.
The car's progressive speed decreased as it ran out of fuel.
The progressive silence in the room indicated agreement.
What does the word "regress" mean?
To make progress or move forward
To return to an earlier and usually worse or less-developed condition or state
To stay in the same condition without change
To recover quickly from a difficult condition
What might happen if a child regresses?
The child may start to walk
The child may begin to speak more clearly
The child may lose some speech or stop talking altogether
The child may improve in social interactions
What does the word "desirable" mean?
Not wanted or needed
Having bad or unpleasant qualities
Having good or pleasing qualities; worth having or getting
Common and found everywhere
What does the word "vulnerable" mean?
Capable of withstanding great force or pressure
Easily hurt or harmed physically, mentally, or emotionally; open to attack, harm, or damage
Extremely confident and not easily disturbed by psychological stress
Having a strong physical defense and not easily injured
What does the word "visible" mean?
Impossible to see
Difficult to understand
Able to be seen
Rarely known
Which of the following sentences uses the word "visible" correctly?
The invisible man was clearly visible to everyone.
The stars are visible during the day.
On a clear, dry night, the northern lights are sometimes visible.
The hidden treasure was visible on the empty beach.
What does the word "flexible" mean?
Incapable of bending or being bent
Not willing to change or try different things
Capable of bending or being bent; easily changed; willing to change or try different things
Rigid and difficult to move
What does the word "reversible" mean?
Capable of being rotated in any direction
Able to be changed back to an earlier or original state
Impossible to overcome or deal with
Only having one side that can be used
