Week 10 Root Words Quiz Review

1. On the GRATUITY line, I left the waitress a generous tip because she was so friendly and I was pleased with the service. Which in this sentence is also the definition of the root GRAT?

• generous

• friendly

• pleased

• service

2. My PATERNAL grandfather had skin cancer. Describe this relationship based on the root PATER:

• Your mom's dad

• Your dad's dad

• Your mom's mom

• Your dad's mom

3. The robbery suspect was INTERROGATED about his involvement in the crime. The root ROGA means?

• detain

• question

• tell

• ask

4. Using your knowledge of root words, SOMNAMBULANT means to do what while sleeping?

• walk

• talk

• fall

• cry

5. God is described as OMINISCIENT because he is...

• always there

• all knowing

• eternally sacred

• never hateful

6. If you get DISCOURAGED with the trigonometry problem, take a break and come back to it later. In this sentence, DISCOURAGED means?

• frustrated

• disheartened

• dishonest

• confused

7. One of our employees recently found out she was pregnant, so everyone is anxious to see a good MATERNITY policy in place. The root MATER means?

• parent

• mother

• baby

• pregnancy

8. MELANOMAS can be found anywhere on the skin and are usually a sign of skin cancer. Based on your knowledge of root words, why are they called MELANOMAS?

• they are dark in color

• they are large in size

• they are a very round shape

• they are hard to touch

9. After seeing himself on the news, the escaped convict decided to CAPITULATE to the chief of the police department to avoid being shot. What word in this sentence provides the most accurate definition for the root CAPIT?

• seeing

• escaped

• chief

• avoid

10. Those of us who lived through the COVID-19 pandemic were able to see firsthand how the SCIENTIFIC method works. The root SCI meaning?

• life

• fact

• change

• know