Should students have to meet a grade requirement to participate in sports?
eligible | affect | maintain | prerequisite | previous
eligible | affect | maintain | prerequisite | previous
eligible (adjective) qualified for
Sample Sentence: Students must bring in signed permission slips to be eligible to participate in field trips.
Turn and Talk: Do you think students who don’t do their homework should be eligible to go on field trips?
affect (verb) to have an effect on
Sample Sentence: Eating a healthy breakfast can affect how well you do in school.
Turn and Talk: Besides diet, what else can affect your performance in school?
*affect (noun) observable emotion
Sample Sentence: Ella’s affect changed as soon as she saw the grade on her test.
Turn and Talk: Describe a poker player’s affect.
maintain (verb) to keep up; to sustain
Sample Sentence: Raphael got a 100% on the quiz, which allowed him to maintain his A+ average in class.
Turn and Talk: What can you do to maintain a good reputation among your peers?
prerequisite (noun) requirement that must be met before moving on
Sample Sentence: Knowing basic math is a prerequisite for taking an algebra class.
Turn and Talk: What are some prerequisites for getting a driver’s license?
*prerequisite (adjective) required before something else can happen
Sample Sentence: Knowing how to swim is a prerequisite skill for trying out for the water polo team.
Turn and Talk: What are some prerequisite achievements for becoming a doctor?
previous (adjective) earlier, most recent
Sample Sentence: We won our game last night because we played a lot better than we had in the previous game.
Turn and Talk: If you could choose any of your previous teachers to teach your class next year, who would you choose and why?
*alternate part of speech