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Vocab Lesson 21 Root Word "Grad/Gres"

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the opposite of the word "progressive?"

a)

Gradual

b)

Graduate

c)

Regress

d)

Desirable

2.

Which word means "capable of being seen"?

a)

Vulnerable

b)

Flexible

c)

Visible

d)

Reversible

3.

Choose the word from that means "able to change or be changed easily according to the situation."

a)

Desirable

b)

Flexible

c)

Graduate

d)

Degrade

4.

Which word that is synonymous with "appealing" or "pleasing"?

a)

Desirable

b)

Progressive

c)

Gradual

d)

Reversible

5.

Select the word that means "to lower in dignity or quality."

a)

Graduate

b)

Degrade

c)

Regress

d)

Vulnerable

6.

Which word refers to someone who is easily hurt or harmed physically, mentally, or emotionally?

a)

Desirable

b)

Vulnerable

c)

Flexible

d)

Visible

7.

What does the word "graduate" refer to?

a)

To complete a degree or educational program

b)

To become less visible

c)

To change direction or path

d)

To become less flexible

8.

Which word means "capable of returning to an original shape or position after being bent, stretched, or compressed"?

a)

Desirable

b)

Reversible

c)

Flexible

d)

Gradual

9.

Choose the word that means "capable of being turned around in direction or position."

a)

Reversible

b)

Progressive

c)

Degrade

d)

Graduate

10.

What does the word "gradual" imply?

a)

Happening over a period of time

b)

Decreasing in quality

c)

Completing an academic degree

d)

Being in a vulnerable state

11.

What does the word "degrade" mean when used in the context of treating someone poorly?

a)

To honor and respect someone

b)

To treat someone with kindness and generosity

c)

To treat something or someone poorly and without respect

d)

To improve the condition or status of someone

12.

What is another meaning of the word "degrade" as used in environmental context?

a)

To enhance the quality of something

b)

To make the quality of something worse

c)

To maintain the quality of something at the same level

d)

To have no effect on the quality of something

13.

What does the word "gradual" mean?

a)

Moving or changing quickly

b)

Remaining the same over time

c)

Moving or changing in small amounts, happening in a slow way over a long period of time

d)

A sudden and rapid change

14.

What does the word "graduate" mean?

a)

To start the first year at a school, college, or university

b)

To earn a degree or diploma from a school, college, or university; to move from one level to a higher level

c)

To take a long vacation after finishing school

d)

To teach at a school, college, or university

15.

What does the word "progressive" mean?

a)

Relating to the past

b)

Unwilling to change

c)

Moving forward; using or interested in new or modern ideas

d)

Remaining the same over a period of time

16.

Choose the sentence that uses the word "progressive" correctly.

a)

The banker's progressive disease continued to worsen.

b)

The progressive meal was served in reverse order.

c)

The car's progressive speed decreased as it ran out of fuel.

d)

The progressive silence in the room indicated agreement.

17.

What does the word "regress" mean?

a)

To make progress or move forward

b)

To return to an earlier and usually worse or less-developed condition or state

c)

To stay in the same condition without change

d)

To recover quickly from a difficult condition

18.

What might happen if a child regresses?

a)

The child may start to walk

b)

The child may begin to speak more clearly

c)

The child may lose some speech or stop talking altogether

d)

The child may improve in social interactions

19.

What does the word "desirable" mean?

a)

Not wanted or needed

b)

Having bad or unpleasant qualities

c)

Having good or pleasing qualities; worth having or getting

d)

Common and found everywhere

20.

What does the word "vulnerable" mean?

a)

Capable of withstanding great force or pressure

b)

Easily hurt or harmed physically, mentally, or emotionally; open to attack, harm, or damage

c)

Extremely confident and not easily disturbed by psychological stress

d)

Having a strong physical defense and not easily injured

21.

What does the word "visible" mean?

a)

Impossible to see

b)

Difficult to understand

c)

Able to be seen

d)

Rarely known

22.

Which of the following sentences uses the word "visible" correctly?

a)

The invisible man was clearly visible to everyone.

b)

The stars are visible during the day.

c)

On a clear, dry night, the northern lights are sometimes visible.

d)

The hidden treasure was visible on the empty beach.

23.

What does the word "flexible" mean?

a)

Incapable of bending or being bent

b)

Not willing to change or try different things

c)

Capable of bending or being bent; easily changed; willing to change or try different things

d)

Rigid and difficult to move

24.

What does the word "reversible" mean?

a)

Capable of being rotated in any direction

b)

Able to be changed back to an earlier or original state

c)

Impossible to overcome or deal with

d)

Only having one side that can be used