R2W WEEKLY QUIZ: March 9
Retrieval practice improves learning
Well hello there, 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. orotund | 2. rectitude | 3. entreaty | 4. hurkle durkle | 5. aspiration | 6. ameliorate
_______ To leisurely lounge or linger in bed
_______ Petition or plea
_______ To improve or alleviate
_______ With rich, round sound
_______ Honesty, integrity, and righteousness
QUOTE MATCH
Complete each quote using the words from the word bank.
1. ameliorate | 2. pragmatism | 3. aspirations | 4. entreat | 5. rectitude
"Great accomplishments start with great _______." —Gary Hamel
“Pure _______ can't imagine a bold future. Pure idealism can't get anything done. It is the delicate blend of both that drives innovation.” —Simon Sinek
"Love must not _______ or demand. Love must have the strength to become certain within itself. Then it ceases merely to be attracted and begins to attract." ―Hermann Hesse
"The only guide to a man's conscience, the only shield to his memory is the _______ and sincerity of his actions." —Winston Churchill
"I will be satisfied if my epitaph shall be written thus: 'Here lies one who never rose to any eminence, who only courted the low ambition to have it said that he striven to _______ the condition of the poor, the lowly, the downtrodden of every race and language and color." —Thaddeus Stevens
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.
RECT- (_______) + -TUDE (state of)
EN- (in) + TREAT- (_______) + -Y (act or state)
A- (to) + SPIR- (_______) + -ATION (process of)
A- (to) + MELIOR- (_______) + -ATE (to make or do)
OR- (_______) + ROT- (_______) + -UND (state)
Scroll down for answers. But first, learn the meaning and origin of the word RUTHLESS.
WEEKLY QUIZ ANSWERS
WORD MATCH
1. orotund | 2. rectitude | 3. entreaty | 4. hurkle durkle | 5. aspiration | 6. ameliorate
___4___ To leisurely lounge or linger in bed
___3___ Petition or plea
___6___ To improve or alleviate
___1___ With rich, round sound
___2___ Honesty, integrity, and righteousness
QUOTE MATCH
1. ameliorate | 2. pragmatism | 3. aspirations | 4. entreat | 5. rectitude
"Great accomplishments start with great ___3___." —Gary Hamel
“Pure ___2___ can't imagine a bold future. Pure idealism can't get anything done. It is the delicate blend of both that drives innovation.” —Simon Sinek
"Love must not ___4___ or demand. Love must have the strength to become certain within itself. Then it ceases merely to be attracted and begins to attract." ―Hermann Hesse
"The only guide to a man's conscience, the only shield to his memory is the ___5___ and sincerity of his actions." —Winston Churchill
"I will be satisfied if my epitaph shall be written thus: 'Here lies one who never rose to any eminence, who only courted the low ambition to have it said that he striven to ___1___ the condition of the poor, the lowly, the downtrodden of every race and language and color." —Thaddeus Stevens
ROOT QUIZ
RECT- (right) + -TUDE (state of)
EN- (in) + TREAT- (deal with) + -Y (act or state)
A- (to) + SPIR- (to breathe) + -ATION (process of)
A- (to) + MELIOR- (better) + -ATE (to make or do)
OR- (mouth) + ROT- (round, rolling) + -UND (state)
“One forgets words as one forgets names. One's vocabulary needs constant fertilizing or it will die.” — Evelyn Waugh