Name: Date:

LONG QUIZ # 1

I. Context clues are hints in the writing that help you figure out what a word means. Identify the meaning
of the underlined word. Type the letter of the correct answer in the box before the number.

1. No matter where you go, the Internet is following you. Almost every portable device is being
made with an Internet connection. Most new TVs and many other appliances come with Internet
connections as well. The Internet is truly ubiquitous.

a. it is fuzzy and will bite you c. it is everywhere

b. it costs too much money d. it causes rashes

2. Wherever he goes, the esteemed Dr. Sanchez is applauded for his life saving research.

a. held over boiling water c. unable to chew gum

b. very old d. greatly admired

3. I believe that if you lower taxes so that people can keep more of the money they earn, it will be
an incentive for them to work harder.

a. a reason to do something c. a tax

b. a small amount of money d. a good job

4. Most of America's Founding Fathers did not believe in women's suffrage. Only men could vote
in the United states until 1920.

a. something that causes physical pain c. skirts that did not cover ankles
b. an early flag d. the right to vote

5. In the early 1600s, a dangerous trip across the Atlantic Ocean was a daunting idea. The
Europeans, who would someday be known as the Pilgrims, must have been a very determined and
brave group of settlers. A daunting task is one that would _______ someone.

a. tickle c. lose or misplace

b. amuse d. frighten or intimidate

II. Identify the following. TYPE your answers in the box before the numbers.

1. It is a letter or syllable added to a root word to form an entirely new word with
a different meaning.

2. It is a letter or syllable placed at the beginning of the root word.

 3. It is a letter or syllable placed at the end of the root word.

4. A letter or syllable that means “over or more”.

5. A letter or syllable that means “relating to”.

6. A letter or syllable that means “not, reverse or opposite ”.

7. A letter or syllable that means “one who”.

8. A letter or syllable that means “state of”.

9. A letter or syllable that means “back or again”.

10. A letter or syllable that means “without or not”.

IV. Compose a sentence using the plural form of the given verbs below. Please observe subject- verb
agreement.

scissors

cactus

Alumnus

Jeans

Woman

Fungus

Merry-go-round
Sister- in-law

Passerby

Get- together