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In the word "circumnavigation," the Latin prefix "circum" means to move in which of the following directions?

A. Sideways

B. Forward

C. Around

D. Up

Answer Explanation:

As the word states, “circum” is around, which is also descriptive of the word circumference, which shows the area around something.

Therefore, the Correct Answer is C.

More Questions on TEAS 7 Language

  • Q #1: Because of all your running around, their clients are confused about whose in charge, and the company is losing its competitive edge. Which of the following contractions should be used to correct the error in the sentence above?

    A. It`s

    B. who's

    C. they're

    D. you're

    Answer Explanation

    Who’s is the right replacement for whose because it shows “who is” responsible for something, which fits perfectly into the sentence.

     

  • Q #2: Which of the following situations is an example of plagiarism?

    A. A student writes an original story, noting her favorite science-fiction author as an inspiration.

    B. A student quotes a favorite author verbatim as part of his class paper, including correctly formatted citations.

    C. A student includes verbatim sections of text from her own previously published work without citation.

    D. A student includes a common-knowledge statement such as "the earth is round" in his paper without citation.

    Answer Explanation

    Using previous submitted work is plagiarism on itself even when that work belong to the student in question.

  • Q #3: Wow, that was a fast car! Which of the following parts of speech is the word "Wow" in the sentence above?

    A. Preposition

    B. Conjunction

    C. Adverb

    D. Interjection

    Answer Explanation

    The word “wow” can certainly be marked as an interjection as the word is in use to show the emotion of “surprise” of the speaker about the ability of the addressed person to qualify the hurdle in the first attempt.