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cent- centi- Word Root Quiz

Authored by Jim Bentley

English

4th - 6th Grade

12 Questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The word root "cent" means

one hundred
one-hundredth
one-thousand
one-thousandth
tenth

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The word root "centi" means

tenth
one-hundred
one-thousand
one-hundredth
one-thousandth

Tags

CCSS.5.MD.A.1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A centennial celebration recognizes a 100th anniversary. The word root "ennial" refers to years. The word root "cent" must refer to

the number of years
one-hundredth
a celebration
an anniversary

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In the metric system, the basic unit of length is a meter. It's made of 100 centimeters. That means a centimeter is 1/100 of a meter. The word rood "centi" must mean

one-hundred
one-hundredth
one-tenth
one-thousandth

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

If you centuple a number you mutliple it by 100. It's not a commonly used word but you might recognize "quadruple" which means to multiply by 4. The word root "cent" means

multiply
multiply by 1/100
multiply by 100
multiply by 4
multiply by 10

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Centigrade is an old-fashioned term for the metric temperature system. Now people say "Celsius." In centigrade, 0 degrees is freezing and 100 degrees is boiling. Temperatures between the two were a fraction of 100. The word root "centi" refers to

multiples of 100
fractions of 100 or 1/100ths
multiples of 10
fracitons of 10 or 1/10ths

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The word root "cent" means

tenth
one-hundredth
one-thousand
one-thousandth
one-hundred

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

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