Deck 4: Improving Vocabulary

Question 1

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 4.
​ Print and electronic dictionaries are essential reference tools for building one's vocabulary.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Directions: Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 4 to select the best answer to the following questions. ​ Choose the meaning of the word in bold using an antonym as a context clue:
Though the Kittredge family started out quite wealthy, years of gambling left them impoverished .

A)risky
B)foolish
C)rich
D)poor

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Directions: Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 4 to select the best answer to the questions about the following reading passage. ​
"Trees make up an essential part of the earth's ecosystem , but rapid deforestation is having harmful effects on the planet. Deforestation refers to the clearance of forests through logging and burning. The main cause of deforestation is the use of trees for lumber and fuel. Forests are also cut down to make room for farming. But while deforestation can provide a short-term boost to struggling economies, it is also causing harm to the environment. Adverse effects of deforestation include erosion of soil, disruption of the water cycle, loss of biodiversity , and flooding and drought. The most harmful effect, though, may be on the climate. Deforestation leads to a greater accumulation of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, which in turn may warm the planet."
​ If the word biodiversity means "variety of life in the world," then the best definition for the prefix bio is

A)life
B)variety
C)world
D)all of the above

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Directions: Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 4 to select the best answer to the questions about the following reading passage. ​
"Trees make up an essential part of the earth's ecosystem , but rapid deforestation is having harmful effects on the planet. Deforestation refers to the clearance of forests through logging and burning. The main cause of deforestation is the use of trees for lumber and fuel. Forests are also cut down to make room for farming. But while deforestation can provide a short-term boost to struggling economies, it is also causing harm to the environment. Adverse effects of deforestation include erosion of soil, disruption of the water cycle, loss of biodiversity , and flooding and drought. The most harmful effect, though, may be on the climate. Deforestation leads to a greater accumulation of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, which in turn may warm the planet."
​ A synonym for adverse that occurs later in the reading passage is:

A)disruption
B)effects
C)flooding
D)harmful

Question 5

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 4. ​ An electronic dictionary includes what two additional benefits?

A)audio feature and hyperlinks
B)word meanings and etymology
C)parts of speech and synonyms
D)none of the above

Question 6

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 4. ​ When you examine the words and ideas that surround an unfamiliar word to figure out its meaning, you are

A)fixing grammar errors.
B)using context clues.
C)improving your writing.
D)none of the above

Question 7

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 4.
​ Reading new words is usually enough to understand and remember them.

Question 8

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 4. ​ All the following are types of context clues except

A)antonyms.
B)synonyms.
C)words in a series.
D)hyperlinks.

Question 9

Directions: Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 4 to select the best answer to the following questions. ​ If auto means "self," bio means "life," and graph means "write," then an autobiography must be:

A)a story the author writes about a famous person
B)a story the author writes about his or her own life
C)a story the author writes about a close friend
D)A and B

Question 10

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 4.
​ If a vocabulary word is hard to remember, including an illustration next to the word in your vocabulary notebook can help trigger your memory.

Question 11

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 4.
​ Skipping over difficult words in your college textbooks is a smart study strategy when time is short.

Question 12

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 4. ​ Every word has a _________________, and may also have a _____________________ and/or a _____________________.

A)suffix, root, prefix
B)prefix, suffix, root
C)root, prefix, suffix
D)none of the above

Question 13

Directions: Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 4 to select the best answer to the questions about the following reading passage. ​
"Trees make up an essential part of the earth's ecosystem , but rapid deforestation is having harmful effects on the planet. Deforestation refers to the clearance of forests through logging and burning. The main cause of deforestation is the use of trees for lumber and fuel. Forests are also cut down to make room for farming. But while deforestation can provide a short-term boost to struggling economies, it is also causing harm to the environment. Adverse effects of deforestation include erosion of soil, disruption of the water cycle, loss of biodiversity , and flooding and drought. The most harmful effect, though, may be on the climate. Deforestation leads to a greater accumulation of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, which in turn may warm the planet."
​ Using the context clue of a definition in the text, select the most precise definition of deforestation .

A)an accumulation of carbon dioxide
B)the clearing of forests through logging and burning
C)erosion of the soil
D)disruption of the water cycle

Question 14

Directions: Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 4 to select the best answer to the questions about the following reading passage. ​
"Trees make up an essential part of the earth's ecosystem , but rapid deforestation is having harmful effects on the planet. Deforestation refers to the clearance of forests through logging and burning. The main cause of deforestation is the use of trees for lumber and fuel. Forests are also cut down to make room for farming. But while deforestation can provide a short-term boost to struggling economies, it is also causing harm to the environment. Adverse effects of deforestation include erosion of soil, disruption of the water cycle, loss of biodiversity , and flooding and drought. The most harmful effect, though, may be on the climate. Deforestation leads to a greater accumulation of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, which in turn may warm the planet."
​ Considering the definition of deforestation , the prefix de most likely means

A)before
B)after
C)to add
D)to remove

Question 15

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 4.
​ Sometimes the tone or overall feeling of a passage may help you understand an unfamiliar word in the text.

Question 16

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 4. ​ To take full advantage of your vocabulary notebook, you should

A)quiz yourself on the words you have recorded.
B)use the words in a real-world context as often as possible.
C)bring your notebook to class and use the words in class discussion.
D)all of the above

Question 17

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 4. ​ Which of the following is an effective way to improve your vocabulary?

A)become a regular reader
B)avoid texts with difficult vocabulary
C)keep a vocabulary notebook
D)​  A and C

Question 18

Directions: Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 4 to select the best answer to the questions about the following reading passage. ​
"Trees make up an essential part of the earth's ecosystem , but rapid deforestation is having harmful effects on the planet. Deforestation refers to the clearance of forests through logging and burning. The main cause of deforestation is the use of trees for lumber and fuel. Forests are also cut down to make room for farming. But while deforestation can provide a short-term boost to struggling economies, it is also causing harm to the environment. Adverse effects of deforestation include erosion of soil, disruption of the water cycle, loss of biodiversity , and flooding and drought. The most harmful effect, though, may be on the climate. Deforestation leads to a greater accumulation of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, which in turn may warm the planet."
​ Noticing the overall tone of the reading passage, deforestation is having

A)a positive effect on the environment.
B)neither a positive nor a negative effect.
C)a negative effect on the environment.
D)none of the above

Question 19

Directions: Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 4 to select the best answer to the questions about the following reading passage. ​
"Trees make up an essential part of the earth's ecosystem , but rapid deforestation is having harmful effects on the planet. Deforestation refers to the clearance of forests through logging and burning. The main cause of deforestation is the use of trees for lumber and fuel. Forests are also cut down to make room for farming. But while deforestation can provide a short-term boost to struggling economies, it is also causing harm to the environment. Adverse effects of deforestation include erosion of soil, disruption of the water cycle, loss of biodiversity , and flooding and drought. The most harmful effect, though, may be on the climate. Deforestation leads to a greater accumulation of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, which in turn may warm the planet."
​ Look at the words in bold in the reading passage. Which word would come fourth in a dictionary?

A)ecosystem
B)deforestation
C)adverse
D)biodiversity

Question 20

Directions: Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 4 to select the best answer to the following questions. ​ Choose the meaning of the word in bold using the other words in the series as context clues:
The ostrich, the penguin, and the kiwi are all known for being flightless.

A)a type of airplane
B)a type of fruit
C)a type of bird
D)none of the above