English Test Help

1 Answer: The following sentence contains a word in parentheses that may be unfamiliar. Determine the meaning by examining the context. Select the letter of the definition that most closely reflects the word in parentheses used in the following sentence: Every morning the girl would (cogitate), or ponder, the prior day's events. a. think deeply about b. worry over 2 Answer: The following sentence contains a word in parentheses that may be unfamiliar. Determine the meaning by examining the context. Select the letter of the definition that most closely reflects the word in parentheses used in the following sentence: She (cachinnates) over the silliest jokes, like the time she laughed so hard that she actually fell over. a. falls down b. laughs loudly 3 Answer: The following sentence contains a word in parentheses that may be unfamiliar. Determine the meaning by examining the context. Select the letter of the definition that most closely reflects the word in parentheses used in the following sentence: My sister wanted to (demarcate) her half of our room, so we got out the tape measure and drew a line down the middle of the floor. a. mark the limits of b. remove 4 Answer: The following sentence contains a word in parentheses that may be unfamiliar. Determine the meaning by examining the context. Select the letter of the definition that most closely reflects the word in parentheses used in the following sentence: The (kaka) could not talk, as some other parrots do, but it nevertheless made an interesting pet. a. bird b. parrot 5 Answer: The following sentence contains a word in parentheses that may be unfamiliar. Determine the meaning by examining the context. Select the letter of the definition that most closely reflects the word in parentheses used in the following sentence: Mark was a (judoka), and his expertise in karate was just as great as his expertise in judo. a. judo expert b. student 6 Answer: The following sentence contains a word in parentheses that may be unfamiliar. Determine the meaning by examining the context. Select the letter of the definition that most closely reflects the word in parentheses used in the following sentence: The child's (importunate) demands were just impossible to deal with, like the time when she refused to move out of the grocery check-out line until her mother bought her a candy bar. a. persistent b. important 7 Answer: The following sentence contains a word in parentheses that may be unfamiliar. Determine the meaning by examining the context. Select the letter of the definition that most closely reflects the word in parentheses used in the following sentence: Mrs. Hancock was such a (dour) woman, especially compared to her outgoing, lighthearted husband. a. wrinkled b. stern 8 Answer: The following sentence contains a word in parentheses that may be unfamiliar. Determine the meaning by examining the context. Select the letter of the definition that most closely reflects the word in parentheses used in the following sentence: The snow that remained from that terrible winter was now (liquescent), and draining down the hillside. a. melting b. alcohol 9 Answer: The following sentence contains a word in parentheses that may be unfamiliar. Determine the meaning by examining the context. Select the letter of the definition that most closely reflects the word in parentheses used in the following sentence: The volcano was now (quiescent) and had not exploded for more than two years. a. quickly changing b. quiet/inactive 10 Answer: The following sentence contains a word in parentheses that may be unfamiliar. Determine the meaning by examining the context. Select the letter of the definition that most closely reflects the word in parentheses used in the following sentence: A (cadre) of young men, just like an army squadron, marched into the store together. a. car-full b. unified group 11 Answer: Read each pair of words below. Then select the correct meaning for the root word, prefix, or suffix in parentheses: re(vive) (vivi)section a. life/alive b. write 12 Answer: Read each pair of words below. Then select the correct meaning for the root word, prefix, or suffix in parentheses: (chron)ological syn(chron)ize a. name b. time 13 Answer: Read each pair of words below. Then select the correct meaning for the root word, prefix, or suffix in parentheses: (co)author (co)lead a. together b. in place of 14 Answer: Read each pair of words below. Then select the correct meaning for the root word, prefix, or suffix in parentheses: (mis)treat (mis)place a. wrong/bad b. before 15 Answer: Read each pair of words below. Then select the correct meaning for the root word, prefix, or suffix in parentheses: bore(dom) free(dom) a. state/condition b. full of 16 Answer: Read each pair of words below. Then select the correct meaning for the root word, prefix, or suffix in parentheses: (aque)duct (aqu)arium a. build b. water 17 Answer: Read each pair of words below. Then select the correct meaning for the root word, prefix, or suffix in parentheses: agora(phobia) mono(phobia) a. fear of b. study of 18 Answer: Read each pair of words below. Then select the correct meaning for the root word, prefix, or suffix in parentheses: ano(nym)ous pseudo(nym) a. none b. name 19 Answer: Read each pair of words below. Then select the correct meaning for the root word, prefix, or suffix in parentheses: (cent)ury (cent)imeter a. hundred b. penny 20 Answer: Read each pair of words below. Then select the correct meaning for the root word, prefix, or suffix in parentheses: (contra)dict (contr)ary a. opposed b. count 21 Answer: Read each pair of words below. Then select the correct meaning for the root word, prefix, or suffix in parentheses: (e)mit (ex)pel a. give b. out 22 Answer: Read each pair of words below. Then select the correct meaning for the root word, prefix, or suffix in parentheses: (port)able trans(port) a. window b. carry 23 Answer: Read each pair of words below. Then select the correct meaning for the root word, prefix, or suffix in parentheses: (bio)logy auto(bio)graphy a. study of b. life 24 Answer: Read each pair of words below. Then select the correct meaning for the root word, prefix, or suffix in parentheses: (de)mote (de)duction a. among/between b. from/down 25 Answer: Read each pair of words below. Then select the correct meaning for the root word, prefix, or suffix in parentheses: (bene)fit (ben)ign a. safe b. good