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Building Vocabulary: Word Roots, Affixes, and Reference Materials Answers

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Which sentence uses principal correctly?

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We learned the valuable principal of honesty from Dad.
B
Our school principal is respected in the community.
C
Madame Sofie taught her dancers the principals of ballet.
D
Responsibility is one of life’s fundamental principals.
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Looking at the gray sky, Beckie wondered ___________ the ___________ would ruin the class trip.Which words complete the sentence correctly?

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weather, weather
B
whether, whether
C
whether, weather
D
weather, whether
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Which word shares a word root with remember?

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revisit
B
reenter
C
medical
D
memory
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If tele means "far away" and gram means "something that is written," which is the best definition of the word telegram?

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a scientific analysis of handwriting
B
a communication that is false
C
a message sent over a long distance
D
a sound that is far away
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The principal objective of our booster club is to raise money for new marching band uniforms.Which definition best helps readers find the correct meaning of principal in this sentence?

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first, highest in rank or importance
B
the head of a school or organization
C
a sum of money
D
a rule of action or conduct
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chron = "time"geo = "earth"graph = "write”meter = "measure"Which word most likely means "a timepiece fitted with a recording device that marks down exact intervals of time"?

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chronograph
B
chronometer
C
geographic
D
geometric
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biblio = "book"circum- = "around"crypto = "hidden"graph = "written"hemi- = "half"scribe = "write"sphere = "ball"

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cryptograph
B
hemisphere
C
bibliography
D
cercumscribe
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ac- = "to"cept = "take or receive"ex- = "leave out"

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I will except no money because this is a gift.
B
Everyone went home accept Celia.
C
It is hard for Jason to except such high praise.
D
I am very happy to accept the summer job.
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Which sentence uses aloud correctly?

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Krista is not aloud to eat food with artificial coloring.
B
You are aloud only one late assignment this term.
C
My parents aloud me to drive their new car this week.
D
Jorge’s cell phone gave him driving directions aloud.
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-al = "pertaining to"inter- = "between, among"judge = "decide"ment = "mind"nation = "country"

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nationel
B
jugement
C
mentil
D
international

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