UNIDAD EDUCATIVA AGUA VIVA DE LA ROCA

SPOTLIGHT ON LITERATURE - TEST CHAPTER 4

Name: _Jahaziel Moya Cespedes / Calep Patiño Lazarte__Grade: _10th__ Date: April 29__
Score:_________

1. Write the term next to the corresponding definition. (4)

suffix polysemes prefix possessive form root heteronyms
supporting details capitonym debate base word thesis statement plot

a. A word part that can be added at the beginning of a root or base word. __prefix____.
b. A complete word to which you can also add word parts to form new words. ____base word_____.
c. Words that have identical spelling, yet several related meanings.____polysemes
d. Words that have identical spelling, yet different meanings when pronounced differently.
__heteronyms___
e. The main part of a word. ____root________
f. The sequence of events in a story._____plot _____
g. A word that has a different meaning and sometimes a different pronunciation when capitalized.
___capitonym______
h. A word part that can be attached at the end of a root or base word. ____suffix_______
i. Examples that explain and validate an opinion. __supporting details______
j. To argue differing points of view. _____debate_____
k. A sentence or group of sentences that explain the main idea of a text. ____thesis statement ____
l. Grammatical structure that expresses ownership or relationship. ___possessive form_____

2. Highlight the words with prefixes and suffixes in each sentence. (3,5)

a. The student misspelled the word establishment.

b. The contestant rode the bicycle to the finish line.
c. The teacher was unable to take the attendance in the morning.
d. Jean, Ana, and Victor have a very special friendship.
e. It was unbelievable that the woman forgot to pay her rent.
f. My friend had an appointment with the dentist.
g. The operation the organization carried out was illegal.

3. Create two new words by adding prefixes or suffixes to the following words. Please use a
different color. (6)

a. patient ____inpatient _____ _____patiently____

b. possible ___impossible_____ _____possibles_____
c. touch ____retouch___ ____touched___
d. valid ____invalid_____ _____validated_____
e. legal ___illegal_____ _____legalized____
f. connect ____reconnect_____ ___connectable_____

4. Highlight the word that corresponds to the given definition. (4,5)

a. Incorporated in a permanent way

■ fancy ■ strewing ■ ingrafted ■ imperious

b. Related to a marriage song

■ epithalamic ■ imperious ■ barbaric ■ barleycorn

c. Daydream; an impractical idea

■ devious ■ untrammeled ■ fervid ■ reverie

d. A device for holding a door closed

■ latch ■ semified ■ epithalamic ■ moiety

e. Uncivilized, primitive, brutal

■ fancy ■ barbaric ■ ingrafted ■ doleful

f. That dominates in an arrogant way; tyrannical

■ fancy ■ strewing ■ imperious ■ fervid

g. Enthusiastic
■ moiety ■ fervid ■ devious ■ reveries

h. Departing from the proper or accepted way

■ barbaric ■ semified ■ devious ■ latch

i. Fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner

■ barbaric ■ fancy ■ ingrafted ■ semified

5. Form the singular possessive and the plural possessive of each of the following nouns. (5)

a. citizen __ citizen's __ ____Citizens’____ f. city ___city’s____ _cities’_____

b. school __school’s___ ______schools’__ g. hand ___hand’s___ __hands’____

c. calf __calf ’s___ ____calves___________ h. librarian___librarian’s__ __librarians’___

d. princess ___princess’s__ ___princess’_____ i. puppy __puppy’s___ _puppies’___

e. foot ___foot’s__ _____feets’___ j. mouse _mouse’s______ __mice’s___

6. Complete the sentences with the correct possessive pronoun. (1)

a. Jane said the yellow backpack was _hers___.

b. Elizabeth thought it was her notebook, but Carlos told her it was __his__.
c. As soon as we saw the other team’s poor performance, we knew the prize was__ours__.
d. However, as they were also optimistic, they thought it was __theirs_.
e. You can do whatever you like; the power is _yours__.
7. Choose the correct definition for the underlined heteronym, according to the context of each
sentence. (you may highlight it, too) (3)

a. The audience could hear the bass of the choir loud and clear.
______Low in pitch.
______A fish.

b. No one could console the mother when the baby died.

______The control or monitoring unit of a computer.
______To provide comfort from grief.

c. The content of the written report was interesting.

_____Satisfied with what one is or has.
_____The subjects or topics covered in a book or document.

d. The convict was guilty of killing the man.

_____To prove or declare guilty of an offense.
_____A person proven guilty of an offense.

e. The employees of the hotel served the buffet early.

_____A meal laid out on a sideboard.
_____To strike with the hand or fist.

f. She dove into the swimming pool with excitement.

_____Past tense of dive.
_____A bird.

8. Write the correct definition for each underlined polyseme, according to the context of the sentence.
(2)
a. The nurse will take care of Grandpa until he gets better.
___ A person trained to care for the sick or infirm, especially in a hospital.________
b. My mother had to deposit her check at the bank.
__ Is a financial institution where customers can save or borrow money____
c. Salmons swim up the stream and lay their eggs on the river bed.
____ The bed or channel in which a river flows. ________
d. Don’t forget to call us; we are always at your service.
The action of helping or doing work for someone.
9. Identify if the capitonyms in these sentences are written correctly. Write correct or incorrect.
(if you type, use a different color) (3)

a. __correct___My uncle has Cancer.

b. ___correct______My friend wants to visit Turkey next year.
c. __incorrect___My family eats Turkey on Thanksgiving Day.
d. ___incorrect___They will March to the White House tomorrow.
e. __incorrect___My zodiac sign is Cancer.
f. ___correct____I really like this Scotch plaid.

10. Highlight the choice that completes the statement or answers the question. (3)

a. In “The Lady, or the Tiger?”, the king’s method of applying justice was based on…
■ fighting a savage tiger.
■ opening a door in an arena by chance.
■ completing several mind puzzles.

b. Marrying the lady behind the door represented…

■ a reward for innocence.
■ an opportunity to join the royal family.
■ a proof of love.

c. In each trial, the lady behind the door was…

■ from a different country.
■ of the same age and station as the accused.
■ of the same age as the accused.

d. In the story, a man was sent to the arena for...

■ offending the king’s daughter.
■ falling in love with the king’s daughter.
■ looking at the king’s daughter.

e. The princess made sure to discover…

■ the lady’s name.
■ if the lady loved the accused man.
■ what was behind each door.

f. The princess indicated to her lover…

■ which door to choose.
■ that her father was evil.
■ that she was jealous.