WorksheetsGreek & Latin Root Quiz #2
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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Class
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1.
If the Latin root for "death" is "mort" and the meaning of the root "ary" refers to a place, then a mortuary is a
a)
place to study
b)
place to rest
c)
place with dead bodies
d)
place of understanding
2.
Mortify means
a)
subject to death
b)
to cause someone shame or embarrassment
c)
a funeral home
d)
appealing to unhealthy situations
3.
If the Greek root "gram" means to write or draw, then calligraphy must be
a)
relating to visual art
b)
a simplified drawing
c)
a bar graph with colors
d)
decorative handwriting
4.
The Latin root for "say or declare" is dict. That means that diction must mean
a)
to say that something will happen in the future
b)
to say or read something aloud
c)
straight out of Conroe
d)
a style or way of speaking
5.
"Dict" is the Latin root for "say or declare" right? That means that dictate means
a)
to say or read aloud
b)
a style of speaking
c)
to say something will happen in the future
d)
straight outta Detroit
6.
The Greek root for "write, draw, describe, or record" is graph/gram....so a diagram must be a
a)
style of decorative handwriting
b)
relating to visual art
c)
a simplified drawing to show the workings of something
d)
a metric unit of measure
7.
If "pre" means "before" and "dict" means "to say" then predict must mean
a)
to say or read aloud
b)
to say that someone is unhappy
c)
to say or estimate that something will happen in the future
d)
style of writing
8.
If the Greek root for "measure" means "meter".... and "centi" means 100th, then centimeter must mean
a)
a metric unit equal to one thousandth of a meter
b)
a metric unit equal to a cookie crumb
c)
a metric unit equal to 1,000
d)
a metric unit equal to one hundredth of a meter
9.
Graph is the Greek root for "write or draw." Graphic design must mean
a)
visual art (drawings, designs, etc.)
b)
decorative handwriting
c)
a pie graph showing percentages
d)
writings in a particular style
10.
A kilometer means
a)
one hundredth of a meter
b)
one tenth of a meter
c)
one cookie crumb of a meter
d)
one 1,000 meters
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