Test: Meaning and Main Ideas
ante-
before
hemo-
blood
T/F : A root is added to the end of a word
False
T/F : Always use a dictionary to look up an unfamiliar word.
False
T/F : Arrangement and type size are some indicators of the relative importance of textbook materials.
True
T/F : Key words are the main words in a sentence.
True
geo
earth
magn-
great
duc-, duct-
lead
anthropo-
man
sen-
old
contra-
opposite
The symbol that indicates the indeterminate vowel sound is the
schwa
micro-
small
Many dictionaries mark a short vowel sound by using _____.
the vowel with no other markings
hydro-
water
hypo-
under
A textbook is usually organized into divisions such as _____.
units and chapters
T/F : Many English words are formed from Greek and Latin prefixes added to the end of a word.
False
T/F : Most people pick too few words as main ideas.
False
T/F : You cannot pick out key words in a paragraph.
False
The pronunciation aid that determines the stress placed upon a syllable is the _____.
accent mark
anti-
against
pan-
all
cred-
belief
amphi-
both
fract-, rupt-
break
chrom-
color
Symbols placed above vowels and some consonants in order to aid pronunciation are called _____.
diacritical marks
pro-
forward
cogn-
knowledge
amor-
love
ex-
out from
"Unlike Franklin, Paine, Jefferson, and their contemporaries, whose chief purpose in writing was utilitarian, the object of these later writers was to entertain." Utilitarian must mean (Check all that apply.): _____.
useful and practical
T/F : The number of units in a book indicates how many basic ideas must be mastered in the book.
True
T/F : Personal experience can be a context clue.
True
T/F : The most important sentence in a paragraph is usually the first one.
True
