Greek and Latin Roots Intro

Quiz

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English

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6th - 8th Grade

•

Hard

•

CCSS

L.8.4B, L.6.4B, L.7.4B

+2

Standards-aligned

Margaret Anderson

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15 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Inject, objection, and project come from the root "ject" which means

feeling, suffering

to throw

break, burst

measure

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.4.4B

2.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

vision, evidence, provide, and providence are made from the root, "Vid/Vis" which means

see

say/tell

land

look

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.4.4B

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

the root word "sci" found in words such as science, omniscient, and conscience means

knowledge

judge/law

star

word/study

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.4.4B

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Astronaut, astronomy and disaster have a common root that is ____________ meaning _________

geo/earth

astr/star

tract/land

photo/light

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.4.4B

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Dictate, predict, verdict and dictator come from the root _________ which means ___________

rupt, break

meter, measure

dict, say/tell/speak

geo, earth/ground, soil

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.4.4B

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

To check someone's temperature, you would use a thermometer. What does the root "therm" mean?

ice

sky

heat

see

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.4.4B

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Construction is a good career for many people. What does the root "struc" mean?

to build

to see

to hear

to sleep

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.4.4B

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