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Question 1

Based on its prefix, which is the correct definition of "impersonal”?

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B: not personal

Question 2

The best way to locate a suffix is to look for a word part that

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D: is added to the end of the word root.

Question 3

Read the following sentences. Juanita used her affinity for numbers in STEM class to help her design a computer program that relied on math formulas. Other students who disliked math seemed to struggle with the task. What is the meaning of "affinity” in this context?

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B: an enjoyment of

Question 4

Which word contains a word root that means "believe”?

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A: credential

Question 5

What part of the word "geology” is the word root?

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C: geo

Question 6

Which sentence contains an example cue, a type of context clue to help the reader understand the meaning of "frugal”?

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A: Her  frugal  lifestyle of clipping coupons and waiting for sales helped her to live better with a minimum wage job.

Question 7

How would a student justify inferring that "indigenous” means "originating in a particular region”?

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A: The word root “gen” means “birth,” and the suffix “-ous” means “having the quality of something.”

Question 8

Read the sentence. The office’s boisterous celebration, full of cheering, shouting, and laughter, caused other businesses on the same floor to shut their doors. The word "boisterous” most likely means

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B: rowdy.

Question 9

Which affixes mean "without”? Choose two correct answers.

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D: im-; E: a-

Question 10

Which word has a root that means "rule”?

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D: monarchy

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