Word Roots Quiz

Analyze the word "pedestrian." What does the root "ped" mean in this context?

• Hand

• Foot

• Head

• Arm

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

Given the word "rupture," which involves the root "rupt," what is the most likely meaning of the word?

• To break

• To build

• To move

• To minimize

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If "mob" means "move," what does the word "immobile" most likely mean?

• Able to move

• Not able to move

• Moving quickly

• Moving slowly

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The word "minimum" contains the root "min." What does this root mean in this context?

• Large

• Small

• Middle

• End

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Consider the word "pedicure." Using your knowledge of the root "ped," what service does a pedicure provide?

• Care for the hands

• Care for the feet

• Care for the hair

• Care for the face

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

Using the root "rupt," create a new word that means "to break apart suddenly."

• Erupt

• Construct

• Mobilize

• Minimize

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Analyze the word "mobility." What does the root "mob" suggest about the meaning of the word?

• The ability to break

• The ability to move

• The ability to minimize

• The ability to grow

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Given the word "diminish," which contains the root "min," what is the most likely meaning of the word?

• To increase

• To decrease

• To break

• To move

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

Rule by, ruler

Match the following

• again

• ped

• removal or opposite

• De -

• move

• Re-  

• foot

• mob, mov & mot

• condition of or act of

• -ion/ -tion