Greek and Latin Roots Quiz Unit 1

Name

Which root means water?

• spec
• bio
• mater/matr
• aqua

Which root means mother?

• alma mater
• mater/matr
• maternity
• maternal

Which root means race, kind, or birth?

• gen
• progeny
• spec
• generate

Which one of these is a story of a person's life written by that person?

• autobiography
• biology
• maternity
• alma mater

A person who watches an activity, or an onlooker, is a:

• spectator
• spectacle
• generation
• inspector

A group of people born around the same time is a spectacle.

• True
• False

The blue-green color of water is aquamarine.

• True
• False

The school that you graduated from is your alma mater.

• True
• False

A glass bowl in which fish or other aquatic animals live is an aqualung.

• True
• False