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Greek/Latin Prefixes List 2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Have you seen the aerial photographs of CDA Lake?
a)
photographs of water
b)
photographs of landscape
c)
photographs from the air
d)
photographs from the ground
2.
When making a paper airplane, you should make sure it is . . .
a)
omnipotent
b)
aeordynamic
c)
perennial
d)
obedient
3.
Your _________ behavior is disrupting our class and preventing further learning.
a)
obnoxious
b)
friendly
c)
omniscient
d)
metaphorical
4.
An obscurant is one who strives to  . . . 
a)
help others at all times.
b)
move swiftly everywhere s/he travels.
c)
read every book about a subject.
d)
prevent the increase and spread of knowledge
5.
To cause (a liquid) to pass through a porous body is to . . . 
a)
contradict
b)
percolate
c)
circulate
d)
hypervenilate
6.
When you are persistent, you . . .
a)
are changed.
b)
become airborne.
c)
keep doing/trying.
d)
all knowing.
7.
Anything bought or sold against the law is called . . . 
a)
contraband
b)
hypothyroid
c)
circumflex
d)
perplexed
8.
A contrarian is a person who thinks ___________from other people; a person who does  _____________ what is expected.
a)
similarly; exactly
b)
differently; opposite
9.
This voyage proved to be the most important to geography that had been undertaken since the first circumnavigation of the globe.
a)
navigated the air
b)
navigated around the globe
c)
navigated under the water
d)
navigated through the globe
10.
His ___________behavior showed cautiousness--looking around before doing anything.
a)
metabolic
b)
circumspect
c)
submergent
d)
obligatory
11.
Using your knowledge of the prefix "hypo" and the root "derm," what does "hypodermic" mean?
a)
skin moisturizing
b)
under the ice
c)
below the skin
d)
full of moisture
12.
A blood sugar level below what is needed for healthy blood is called . . . 
a)
hyperglycemia
b)
hypoglycemia
c)
glucose
d)
anaphylaxis
13.
The spreading or change of a disease (especially cancer) to another part of the body is called . . .
a)
metastasis
b)
epidemic
c)
interactive
d)
obtrusive
14.
Based on your knowledge of the prefix "meta," what does metabolism mean?
a)
too much air in your tires
b)
having high blood pressure
c)
underdeveloped lymph nodes
d)
chemical changes in living organisms that makes energy 
15.
An omniscient narrator . . .
a)
speaks through five characters
b)
speaks out against the main character
c)
knows it all
d)
has limited knowledge
16.
Using your knowledge of the prefix "omni," what does omnifarious mean?
a)
all forms varieties or kinds
b)
five different sections
c)
having gone through and obstacle first
d)
under the direct authority of another
17.
Using your knowledge of the prefix "penta," what does pentathalon mean?
a)
an obstacle course
b)
an athletic contest consisting of five different events
c)
going through training prior to an event
d)
activities beyond the regular season
18.
A verse line having five metrical feet is a . . . 
a)
monophonic
b)
bilingual
c)
tricep
d)
pentameter
19.
What does it mean when someone submits?
a)
pushes through conflict
b)
goes around the problem
c)
comes under authority
d)
faces all situations bravely
20.
Based on your knowledge of the prefix "sub," what does subdue mean?
a)
federation of five countries
b)
stubbornly resistant to moral influence
c)
bring under control
d)
fine, lightweight cotton