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Word Parts in the Fundraiser Inbox

Use Greek and Latin word parts to interpret a student planning email.

Read the Email

Read this fictional email between students planning a puzzle-night fundraiser. Use the reference when answering the questions.

Subject: Before We Announce Puzzle Night

1Hi Dalia, this is Renzo. I drafted our puzzle-night plan for the student activity fund, which helps cover participation fees. We can use the multipurpose room on Friday evening if our adviser approves. A benevolent neighbor has offered to cover the cost of every printed puzzle so more ticket money can go into the fund. The room reservation is on the office calendar. I put the draft flyer in our shared folder.

2We should make volunteer work truly voluntary. Some classmates want to run puzzle tables, while others would rather buy a ticket and play. Neither choice should affect whether they can receive help from the fund later. Please keep requests for fee assistance confidential; our adviser will handle them privately. The volunteer form should ask about preferred jobs, not family finances. I have left that extra question off the form.

3For publicity, we need a credible estimate of how many teams the room can hold. I measured the table spaces, but the adviser must check the room rules before we announce a number. If the approved number is smaller, we may have to retract our first estimate. Correcting the flyer before tickets go on sale would be less confusing than explaining a mistake at the door. I would rather publish a checked number than a confident guess.

4I arranged the tasks in chronological order, beginning with permission and ending with cleanup. The office asked us to remit ticket payments after the event, so we need an envelope and a careful record. Our plan also needs to remain manageable for a small group. Six complicated puzzle stations may sound impressive, but three well-prepared stations would leave us time to check answers and assist players.

5Finally, I do not want to make a unilateral decision about the ticket price. Please send your recommendation and explain which supply costs it covers. Let’s also ask two classmates to test whether our printed instructions are legible from across a table. When you reply, flag any word in this email that sounds more formal than it needs to. Precise language helps, but our final announcement should be easy to understand.

Word-part reference
bene = well or good; vol = wish or will; cred = believe; fid = trust; tract = pull or draw; re- = back or again; chron = time; mit/miss = send; uni- = one; bi- = two; later = side; leg = read; -ible and -able = capable of being; -ous = having or full of.

Connect Parts and Meaning

Choose one answer for each multiple-choice question. Use both word parts and the email, not word parts alone.

1.
In paragraph 1, benevolent combines bene and vol. Which interpretation connects those parts to the neighbor's action?
  • A. The neighbor intends to recover the printing costs.
  • B. The neighbor wishes to do good for the students.
  • C. The neighbor expects to receive help with fees.
  • D. The neighbor wishes to direct the students' planning.
2.
In paragraph 1, underline the sentence that shows the neighbor using personal resources to benefit the fundraiser, supporting the interpretation of benevolent in question 1.

Hi Dalia, this is Renzo.I drafted our puzzle-night plan for the student activity fund, which helps cover participation fees.We can use the multipurpose room on Friday evening if our adviser approves.A benevolent neighbor has offered to cover the cost of every printed puzzle so more ticket money can go into the fund.The room reservation is on the office calendar.I put the draft flyer in our shared folder.

3.
How does vol help explain voluntary in paragraph 2?
  • A. Students finish the work before buying tickets.
  • B. Students divide the work into equal assignments.
  • C. Students choose the work through their own will.
  • D. Students complete the work without making errors.
4.
The root fid means “trust.” In paragraph 2, what does confidential suggest about requests for assistance?
  • A. They are records intended for public review.
  • B. They are claims that require financial proof.
  • C. They are information entrusted to someone privately.
  • D. They are suggestions for the volunteer form.
5.
In paragraph 3, credible contains cred and -ible. Which meaning fits both parts?
  • A. Capable of being believed
  • B. Capable of being increased
  • C. Capable of being arranged
  • D. Capable of being purchased
6.
A student reads retract in paragraph 3 as “pull the tables closer together.” Which correction uses re-, tract, and the sentence accurately?
  • A. It means draw the estimate in larger print on the flyer.
  • B. It means pull additional tables into the reserved room.
  • C. It means draw up the room plan for a second event.
  • D. It means take back the estimate already put forward.
7.
Chron means “time.” Which list would follow the chronological arrangement described in paragraph 4?
  • A. Clean up → obtain permission → hold the event → sell tickets
  • B. Obtain permission → sell tickets → hold the event → clean up
  • C. Hold the event → sell tickets → clean up → obtain permission
  • D. Sell tickets → clean up → obtain permission → hold the event
8.
Renzo adds a sentence to the email. Use cred, -ible, and -ous to choose the word meaning “too ready to believe.” Write one word from the bank.
Word bank: credible · credulous · confidential

We should not be   when someone promises a large donation without providing any details.

9.
In paragraph 4, the root mit helps explain remit. Which action fulfills the office's request?
  • A. Sending the collected ticket payments to the office
  • B. Announcing the ticket income to the players
  • C. Making a prediction about the ticket income
  • D. Keeping the ticket money for another event
10.
In paragraph 5, unilateral combines uni- and later. What does Renzo want to avoid?
  • A. A price decision made by one side alone
  • B. A price decision announced on a printed flyer
  • C. A price decision based on two recommendations
  • D. A price decision delayed until after the event
11.
A classmate says, “The suffix -ible in legible must mean small, because small printing is hard to read.” Which explanation correctly uses the word parts and paragraph 5?
  • A. Leg means table, and -ible means full of; the instructions need to cover each table.
  • B. Leg means table, and -ible means capable of being; the instructions need to fit the table.
  • C. Leg means read, and -ible means full of; the instructions need to contain more reading.
  • D. Leg means read, and -ible means capable of being; the instructions need to be readable.

Explain and Transfer

Write short explanations that connect word parts to the fundraiser plans.

12.
In paragraph 4, manageable contains manage and -able. Explain how the suffix changes the base word's meaning. Then identify one planning choice that illustrates manageable in this email.
13.
Dalia replies, “Rather than a unilateral arrangement, let's make a bilateral agreement about the ticket price.” Use uni-, bi-, and later to explain the contrast. Describe what Dalia is proposing in this situation.