UNIT
Part
42
A
4:
Review of Units 7-3
Review Word
lfst
Inferring Meaning lrom Context
For each sentence write the letter of the word or phrase that is closest to the
meaning of the italicized word.
1. Each Christmas we go to the woods and hunt for the most shapely
conifer we can find.
a. bush b. evergreen
tree c. turkey d. tree ornament
2. Lisa trembled as she walked down the long, dark corridor.
a. aperture b. room c. staircase d. hall
3. After the storm, our elm tree lay diagonally against our garage.
a. on a slant b. dangerously c. peacefully d. on an edge
4. The contour of the sports car reminded me of a bullet.
a. shape b. speed c. color d. engine
5. The small cleft in the basement wall allowed rainwater to
a. shelf b. crack c. enclosure d. pipe
seep in.
6. As the team entered the gym, a spontaneous roar arose from the crowd.
a. fearful b. unprompted c. pleasant d. unnatural
faces, one could tell that the
doctors had graae doubts about the success of the operation.
a. vile b. serious c. real d. sufficient
7. From the sober expressions on their
8.
The weather forecaster was heralded for predicting clear
a. belittled b. criticized c. praised d. hired
9.
The game drew such a hord'e of people we needed more bleachers.
a. crowd b. small group c. strange group d. young group
skies.
_
10.
In the televised debate the candidates wished to present the best
a. vote b. legislation c. impression d. budget
_
11.
From his kindergarten days, Enrico's intention was to be a football hero.
image.
a. punishment b. teammate c. desire d. reason
_
_
12. Children are usually more supple thanadults. My twelve-year-old sister
can bend backward and touch the top of her head to her ankles.
a. flexible b. complex c. majestic d. pervasive
13.
In some games the multi,tude of rules takes away the fun.
a. lack of b. large number c. foolish group d. small number
14. The dog growled at me omi,nously, and I took two steps back.
a. swiftly b. pristinely c. threateningly d. abundantly
15. A brief answer will stffica for now. I'll get a detailed answer later.
a. be too much b. irritate c. be enough d. explain
Number
correct
(total 15)
43
Using Review Words in Context
The-story below
contains twenty blanks. For each blank, determine which word
^
from
the list best fits the context of the sentence. Write the word in
the blank.
Each word in the list may be used only once.
accumulated
aperture
determination
fierce
proclamation
majestic
resembled
retrieved
hordes
marred
multitude
pervaded
heralded
disclosed
distinguished
magnificence
finery
intruder
stockpiles
venture
An Awe-Inspiring Auto
Harry Miller
automobile. It was made from
himself by designing and assembling his own
a
of parts Harry
over a period of three years. Most of the parts were
had
those Harry had
from huge
of domestic
models rusting away in local junkyards. However, he
to some
of his closest friends that with close inspection one could find car parts
that had
never been
and were as good as new.
Harry's car had
decked out in
design. The interior of the car was
, and it
a king's throne.
Harry kept the outside polished so rhar it shone with a
that
overwhelmed everyone who saw it. For Harry, maintaining his car
was enormously
important. Harry took great pride in his
. For this reason,
a
he made a
one day stating that any
dared even to sit in his car would be sorry.
A few days later, Harry went out to his car only to find
people swarming around
it. A feeling of
who
of
anger
him. At first Harry could not get through the crowd, but
with a great deal of
, he finally pushed his way up ro the
window.
Harry heard a loud yelp, followed by several tiny yelps. As he stepped closer
to
investigate the source of the noise, he was astonished to see a large
Saint Bernard
with eight little puppies. She had crawled through an
in the
roof.
Even Harry had to laugh as people
doghouse designer in town.
him as the best
Number
44
li
rl
correct
(total 20)
Part
B
Review Word Reinlorcement
Using Language and Thinking Skitts
Words on a Continuum In each of the five sets below, a I is placed beside a
target word; find that word's antonym and place a 4 beside it. Then number the
two rer-naining words. Put 2 beside the word that is closer in meaning to word l.
Put 3 next to the word that is closer in meaning to word 4.
I
2
ro^.
4
1
I
l.
Example
t
horde
empty
good
pair
sufficient
tatr
none
poor
group
scarce
3.
4.
5.
modest
disagreeable
boisterous
magnificent
calm
smiling
fierce
dignified
excellent
l-
fine
I
I
affectionate
lowly
Number
abundant
gTave
correct
(total 20)
Practicing for Standardized lests
Synonyms Write the letter of the word that is closest in meaning to the review word.
1. RESEMBLANCE: (A) responsibility (B) likeness (C) beauty
(D) assembly (E) contrast
2. CONTOUR: (A) outline (B) cruise (C) trip (D) against (E) side
3. CORRIDOR: (A) closet (B) narrow (C) hall (D) window
(E) broad
4. CUMBERSOME: (A) agile (B) dainty (C) fat (D) clumsy
(E) downward
5. HERALD: (A) announce (B) newspaper (C) ask (D) blame (E) flag
6. MAJESTIC: (A) grand (B) old (C) tiny (D) dear (E) modest
7. MAR: (A) cleft (B) fix (C) marvel (D) polish
(E) damage
8. MULTITUDE: (A) mess (B) huge (C) people (D) several
(E) crowd
9. CLAN: (A) nation (B) country (C) city (D) shell (E) group
10. STEPPE: (A)
-
stair
(B)
mountain (C) plain (D) strait
Number
correct
(E) shoe
(total l0)
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Antonyms Write the letter of the word that is mosr nearly opposite in
meaning to
-/
the capitalized word.
l.
ABUNDANT: (A) scarce (B) expansive (c) stmpre (D) prentiful
(E) established
, ALIGN:
3.
(A) disorganize (B) free (c) organize (D)
drive
(E) straighten
O_MINOUS: (A) sheer (B) favorable (C) supple (D) pervasive
(E) threatening
4.
5.
6.
COMPLEX: (A) multiple (B) simple (c) exotic (D) suppre (E) constant
DEPLETE: (A) empry (B) enclose (c) keep (D) increase (E) destroy
LUMINOUS: (A) mocking (B) bright (C) dark (D) diagonal
(E) sufficient
lnAJn:
(E) silly
8.
MYTHICAL: (A) strange (B) uncharted (c) imaginary (D) ord (E) real
PRIdTINE: (A) pervasive (B) polruted (c) pure (D) originar (E) carm
9.
_
(A) ominous (B) serious (c) magnanimous (D) enormous
7.
10.
SPONTANEOUS: (A) natural (B)
(E) diagonal
loud
(C)
Number
planned (D) slow
correct
(total l0)
Spelling and Wordplay
Triangle
prefix multi- comes from the Latin word multus meaning
I"rd,
e
"much, many." ]he
Build
a triangle from this prefix by following the
MULTI
code.
CODE
ACDE ILMNO
P
12345678910
MULTI
ST UY
11 12 13 14
MULTI
121334
MULTI
43
51
MULTI
10652512.t4
MULTI
10 6
5
2
1
12
5
I
8
Number correct
46
f,"
_
(total 5)
Part
C
Relatd Words Reinforcement
Using Retatd Words
Forming Words Write a related word for each target word below. The related
word yor., fot- should be the part of speech shown in parentheses.
Example
tragrc
(udj')
tragedy
1. abundant
(n.)
2. align
(".)
3. appraisal
(".)
4.
(".)
disclose
5. luminous
(adv.)
6. magnificent
(".)
'/.
malestlc
(".)
8. mythical
(".)
9. proclaim
(".)
(".)
10. retrieve
Number
correct
(total 10)
Reviewi ng Word Structures
Roots and Suffixes Complete each sentence below with a word from the Related
Words lists. Use a related word that contains one of these roots-circ, lum, magn,
trans- or one of these suffixe5- -61, 'sv.
brought back the ball I threw.
l. My Irish setter, a good
the entire area.
2. The beam from Bill's spotlight will
3. Wide vents allow the air to
4. A microscope
is used to
cable carries messages across the ocean.
7. Jenny will
8. The
9. At the equator the earth's
10. A newspaper's
objects.
of the sunken row boat was remarkable.
5. The diver's
6.A
freely.
her roses from their pots to the garden.
of the Rocky Mountains takes your breath
away.
is 24,902 miles.
is the number of people who read
correct
Number correct in unit
Number
it.
(total
10)
(total 100)
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