Unit 14 Root Word Quiz

It was easy for me to detect when my brother was getting nervous because he would start talking in a higher ______________ and his voice would start to quiver.

• sextant

• octave

• septet

• octagon

My teacher explained to us why ___________________ contains the Latin root for seven, even though it is not the seventh month of the year.

• September

• septennial

• hexagon

• October

After playing for years in a talented ___________________, it was quite a change when I joined a quartet.

• octave

• octopus

• septet

• sextant

The _____________ has three more sides and three more angles than the pentagon.

• septuagenarian

• hexagon

• octogon

• octave

Many explorers of the past used a ____________________ to help them find their position at sea.

• sextant

• septet

• hexagon

• octopus

Don't let his age fool you; he might be a ________________, but he has a youthful spirit and energy that will astound you.

• octagon

• septennial

• septuagenarian

• sextant

The community decided to hold ______________________ elections that would limit the current leader to a seven year term.

• septuagenarian

• October

• septet

• septennial

Did you know that a __________________ has three hearts and is one of the most intelligent invertebrates ever discovered?

• hexagon

• octave

• octopus

• septuagenarian

A ________________ has more sides than a square but less sides than a septagon (hint: use your root-word knowledge of "sept" to determine what a septagon is).

• hexagon

• octogon

• septet

• octave

We decided not to hold the art exhibit in ________________ because it was too close to the end of the year and we felt having it in spring would be easier.

• septennial

• octave

• October

• sextant