Building Vocabulary Unit Test

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Question
Use the sentence to answer the question.

Members of the press were required to show their credentials before being granted access to the media room. One woman was turned away because she could not find the badge issued to her by the newspaper she worked for.

Which phrase from the sentences provides the best clue to the meaning of credentials as it is used here?

(1 point)
Responses

before being granted access to the media room
before being granted access to the media room

the badge issued to her by the newspaper
the badge issued to her by the newspaper

Members of the press
Members of the press

One woman was turned away
One woman was turned away
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Answer 1

the badge issued to her by the newspaper

Answer 2

Match the root or affix with its meaning.(2 points)
Put responses in the correct input to answer the question. Select a response, navigate to the desired input and insert the response. Responses can be selected and inserted using the space bar, enter key, left mouse button or touchpad. Responses can also be moved by dragging with a mouse.
-ive
omni-
-ic
ultra-

responses
tending toward an action
relating to
extreme
all

Answer 3

tending toward an action - -ive
relating to - -ic
extreme - ultra-
all - omni-

Answer 4

Which word has a prefix that means "against"?(1 point)
Responses

excoriate
excoriate

contradict
contradict

abnormal
abnormal

distend

Answer 5

contradict

Answer 6

Select the correct answer from the list. Use digital reference materials to help you.(1 point)
One by one, the students in the classroom next to the science lab began to look up and
deeply at first and then quickly cover their noses. Something was going terribly wrong in the science lab, and the smell was beginning to
the other classrooms on the hall.

Answer 7

waft

Answer 8

Which word is a synonym for kindly? Use reference materials as needed. (1 point)
Responses

benighted
benighted

beguiled
beguiled

belated
belated

benevolent

Answer 9

benevolent

Answer 10

Building Vocabulary Unit Test
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Use the sentence to answer the question.

Roger had always admired his aunt's altruism, for she gave money to anyone in need.

Based on the context clues, which word is the best definition for the word in italics?

(1 point)
Responses

wealth
wealth

patience
patience

generosity
generosity

selfishness
selfishness
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Answer 11

generosity

Answer 12

Building Vocabulary Unit Test
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Use the sentence to answer the question.

Jill feared that the weeks she had to spend off her feet would cause her skills to atrophy, but when she could practice again she found that her soccer skills remained as good as ever.

Based on the context, which is the most likely meaning of atrophy?

(1 point)
Responses

improve
improve

return
return

unite
unite

weaken
weaken
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Answer 13

weaken

Answer 14

Which meaning defines the word subterranean?(1 point)
Responses

below ground
below ground

frightening
frightening

acting as a replacement
acting as a replacement

having both land and water

Answer 15

below ground