R2W WEEKLY QUIZ: August 9
Actualize your mastery of this week's words!
Bon jour, word lovers! How much of the English language did you unlock this week? Answer the following questions and review the answers on your own or with a friend, teacher, or tutor.
WORD MATCH
Match each number of each word to the matching phrase. One word has no matching phrase.
1. exemplar | 2. ambidextrous | 3. valorize | 4. appositive | 5. earnest | 6. harrowing
_______ To emphasize or oversell
_______ Torturous or traumatic
_______ Serious or sober
_______ Epitome or archetype
_______ Nearby noun phrase
QUOTE MATCH
Complete each quote using the words from the word bank.
1. ambidexterity | 2. earnest | 3. exemplary | 4. valor | 5. apposite
“Men who are in _______ are not afraid of consequences.” —Marcus Garvey
“Courage does not always roar. _______ does not always shine.” —Tomi Adeyemi
“In fact, punk rock means _______ manners to your fellow human beings.” —Joe Strummer
“One must choose the _______ moment to crush one’s political opponent. Not when he has nothing to say. But when he is attempting to say something.” —Timur Vermes
“Forecasting the future requires a certain amount of mental _______. Just as a piano player must control her left and right hands as she glides around the keyboard playing Monk, you need to learn how to think in two ways at once—both monitoring what’s happening in the present and thinking through how the present relates to the future.” —Amy Webb
ROOT QUIZ
For each of the following words, fill in the meaning of each prefix, suffix, and base. For bonus points, define the word and list other words with the same roots.
VAL- (_______) + -OR (quality) + -IZE (_______)
EX- (out) + EMP- (_______) + -AR (one who does)
A- (to) + POS- (_______) + SIT- (position) + -IVE (pertaining to)
HAR- (_______) + -OW (action) + -ING (act or state)
AMBI- (_______) + DEXTER- (_______) + -OUS (having qualities of)
Scroll down for answers. But first, learn the value of the word BAUBLE…
