Question

read the sentence and study the table.
the 100-year-old document was already ______ into numerous tiny pieces.
which choice correctly uses a prefix and completes the sentence?
○ cointegrating
○ deintegrating
○ disintegrating
○ imintegrating
prefix | meaning
co- | with or together
dis- | opposite of
im- | not
de- | away from

Explanation:

1. The sentence describes a document broken into tiny pieces, so we need a word meaning "breaking apart".
2. The root "integrate" means to bring together; its opposite is breaking apart.
3. The prefix dis- means "opposite of", so combining dis- with "integrate" gives "disintegrating", which means breaking into pieces, matching the sentence's context.
4. The other options are incorrect: co- means together, de- means away from, im- means not, none of which fit the meaning needed here.

Answer:

disintegrating