Greek and Latin roots: Quiz 1

When I respond to something:

• react
• mangle
• study stars
• animate

The root "ang" means to bend.  Which is the definition of tangle? 

• to simplify
• to question
• to twist together
• to make complex

To animate means

• to be loud
• to make smaller
• to bring to life
• to make larger

The prefix "bi" means

• four
• two
• three
• to have many

Biannual means

• something that occurs twice a year
• something that occurs once a year
• something that occurs every month
• something that occurs every other month

An aqualung is

• water
• a device for astronauts
• a driving device
• a portable breathing device for divers

The root "act" means

• to do
• to drive
• to eat
• to sit

The root "ang" means

• to write
• to sing
• to bend
• to draw

The root "anim" means

• life or spirit
• cars
• fiction
• to breath

What is the purpose of a prefix?

• to add something to the end of a root word
• to add something to the beginning of a root word