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Chapter 2: Vocabulary Building
Content Review
Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer.
___1. The best way to figure out the meaning of an unfamiliar word is to
a. ask the instructor.
b. use the first definition given in the dictionary.
c. look for context clues in the sentence or paragraph.
d. ignore the word and move on to the next section.
___2. A sentence that provides context clues for a definition may contain
a. punctuation such as commas, parentheses, or dashes.
b. signal words such as means or refers to.
c. synonyms, or words that have the same meaning.
d. any of the above.
___3. The phrase such as is often used to signal the type of context clue known as
a. definition.
b. example.
c. contrast.
d. logic of the passage.
___4. Using logic of the passage clues involves figuring out a word’s meaning through
a. general reasoning about the content of the sentence.
b. a phrase in the sentence that has the opposite meaning.
c. specific, concrete examples provided by the author.
d. the author’s direct statement of the word’s meaning.
___5. When you are learning word parts, you should remember that words
a. can have only one prefix at a time.
b. are usually built upon at least one root.
c. always have both a prefix and a suffix.
d. cannot have both a prefix and a suffix.
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Content Review
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Directions: Use your knowledge of roots, prefixes, and suffixes to choose the best definition for
each of the following words.
___6. retrospective
a. listening from a distance
b. looking ahead
c. looking backward
d. turning away
___7. contravene
a. come toward
b. send away
c. cross over
d. act against
___8. audiology
a. the quality of light
b. the measurement of time
c. the condition of vision
d. the study of hearing
___9. triennial
a. occurring every year
b. occurring every two years
c. occurring every three years
d. occurring every ten years
___10. benefactor
a. the quality of helpfulness
b. one who does good things
c. referring to health
d. pertaining to time
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Answer Key to Content Review Quizzes
Chapters 1–8
CHAPTER 1: Active Reading and Thinking Strategies
1. c 6. d
2. a 7. b
3. d 8. d
4. b 9. d
5. b 10. a
CHAPTER 2: Vocabulary Building
1. c 6. c
2. d 7. d
3. b 8. d
4. a 9. c
5. b 10. b
