Exploring Latin Number Roots and Their Vocabulary

Exploring Latin Number Roots and Their Vocabulary

Assessment

Interactive Video

Created by

Aiden Montgomery

Mathematics

1st - 5th Grade

Hard

The video tutorial explores Latin number root words, starting from 'Yuna' meaning one, to 'Bill' meaning thousand. It provides examples of words derived from these roots, such as unicorn, bicycle, tricycle, quadrilateral, quintuplet, sextant, septangle, octopus, November, decimal, century, and millipede. The tutorial also explains the origins of certain word parts, like 'corn' in unicorn and 'ocular' in binocular. Additionally, it touches on historical aspects, such as the Roman calendar and the United States Bicentennial.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the 'uni-' prefix in 'unicorn' signify?

Two

One

Four

Three

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does 'bi-' in 'bicycle' imply?

Three

Four

Two

One

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the root 'tri-' in 'tripod' mean?

Five

Three

Two

Four

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many sides does a quadrilateral have?

Six

Four

Five

Three

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If a woman has quintuplets, how many babies did she have?

Five

Six

Four

Three

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the original position of September in the Roman calendar?

Ninth

Tenth

Eighth

Seventh

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which month was the eighth in the old Roman Calendar?

December

November

September

October

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does 'dec-' in 'decade' stand for?

One hundred

Twenty

Ten

One thousand

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many feet do centipedes typically have?

More than 100

100

50

10

10.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What would you do with a million dollars?

Save it

Donate it

Spend it

Invest it

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