4. Word Knowledge

Question 1

What are the two formats of the questions in the word knowledge subtest?

Answer 1

1. The first type asks for a straight definition.
2. The second type gives you an underlined word used in the context of a sentence.

Question 2

Abate most nearly means

Answer 2

to suppress or terminate

Question 3

The house was derelict.

a. solid
b. run-down
c. clean
d. inexpensive

Answer 3

The answer is choice b

Question 4

What are the main parts that make up words?

Answer 4

Prefixes, roots, and suffixes.

Question 5

Differentiate the concept of suffixes, prefixes, and roots.

Answer 5

A word’s prefix — the first syllable — affects its meaning. A suffix is the last syllable in a word, and it, too, affects the word’s meaning. Roots are the parts that lie in the middle of the word. Think of roots as the base of the word and prefixes and suffixes as word parts that are attached to the base to modify its meaning.

Question 6

In order to find the meaning of a word you have to know the…

Answer 6

families of the word and relate to each word that you know.

deconstruct the words and know if all the components mean something to you.

Knowing how the word feels.

Knowing how it is used in a sentence whether it portrays similarity or contrast.

if the prefix, suffix, or root are not similar with the choice then it is probably a wrong answer.

you can also swap the underlined words with the words in the multiple choices.

suffixes can also help you determine the right answer by comparing its part of speech and the answers part of speech.