Unit 11 Greek & Latin Root Quiz

What root means to cast or throw? (ONLY ONE)

• ceit/ceiv

• ject/jet

• cept

• aqua

What do the roots  

cept/ceipt/ceit/ceiv mean?

• take/hold/sieze

• throw

• water

• mother

What is a device for projecting a beam of light?

• object

• projector

• camera

• interject

That is absolutely ridiculous! John interjected. What does the underlined word mean?

• to think something is funny

• to fight with someone

• to throw in between or among other things

• to be very angry

What is a path, progression, or line of development?

• objection

• projection

• ejection

• trajectory

During the math lesson, the students had a misconception about how to divide fractions. What does the underlined word mean?

• a funny joke

• a medical tool

• the right answer

• a wrong or inaccurate idea

What is the word for the meaning: a case to which a rule does not apply.

• maternal

• acception

• interjection

• exception

What is a social function at which guests are received?

• misconception

• reception

• vacation

• projection

The students are learning how the brain perceives sound. What does the word perceive mean?

• having an exaggerated opinion of oneself; vain/selfish

• to become aware of by means of the senses.

• misleading or deceptive.

• to not know anything.

What word has the meaning: having an exaggerated opinion of oneself; vain/selfish?

• trajectory

• compulsive

• perceive

• conceited