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Context Clues, Greek & Latin Roots

Authored by Jehangir Akhtar

English

9th - 12th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 8+ times

Context Clues, Greek & Latin Roots
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the root “bene-” mean?

Bad

Good

Life

Death

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The word audible contains the root “aud-”. What does it most likely mean?

Visible

Capable of being heard

Hard to Understand

In motion

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The root “chrono-” relates to:

Time

Fire

Movement

Sight

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following words means “a person who studies the mind”?

Biologist

Psychologist

Archeologist

Geologist

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The word geography contains the root “geo-” which means:

Space

Life

Earth

Numbers

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The root “mort-” means:

Move

Die

Form

Fear

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If “tele-” means “far” and “phone” means “sound,” what does telephone mean?

A device that records time

A device that makes pictures

A device to carry sound over a distance

A type of measurement

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

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