Vocabulary and Root Words Quiz

What is the meaning of the word 'corpus'?

• A type of legal document

• A type of fish

• A collection of writings or laws

• A medical term for body

Which root word means 'to teach'?

• hydr

• vac

• doc

• tract

What does the word 'emit' mean?

• To absorb

• To destroy

• To hide

• To send out

What is the meaning of the root word 'port'?

• To see

• To empty

• To carry

• To write

What does the word 'vacate' mean?

• To occupy

• To fill up

• To make empty by leaving

• To decorate

Which word means 'to draw forth or bring out from some source'?

• Emit

• Transcribe

• Vacate

• Elicit

What is the meaning of the word 'doctrine'?

• A type of document

• A body of beliefs or ideas

• A scientific theory

• A historical event

Which root word means 'to stretch or strain'?

• tract

• scrib/script

• tend/tens

• miss/mit

What does the word 'hydroplane' mean?

• To fly a plane

• To slide uncontrollably on a wet surface

• To swim underwater

• To navigate a ship

What is the meaning of the root word 'trans'?

• To send

• To carry

• To see

• Across