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Grade 5 Language Arts - TAKS - Objective 1 5.9B - Word Meanings -  Post-Test



 1. 

The word chow comes from Chinese (and means food.)
 

 2. 

The prefix ped- means three.
 

 3. 

He was so parsimonious that he refused to give his own sons the few pennies they needed to buy pencils for school.

In this sentence parsimonious means generous.
 

 4. 

My methodology for this experiment relied on observing the changes in the weather over time. What do you think methodology means?
a.
A set of instruments.
b.
A body of practices, procedures, and rules.
c.
Measurements in an experiment.
d.
Very small changes.
 

 5. 

“Mark and Twyla thought the best way to diffuse information about their neighborhood club was to distribute flyers.”

What does diffuse mean?
a.
contain
b.
spread
c.
make secret
 



 
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