WorksheetsEnglish Derivatives from Latin Numbers
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Looking at the numerical root in decathlon how many events does it have?
a)
twelve
b)
two
c)
ten
d)
You can't tell
2.
If a mom had sextuplets how many babies did she have at the same time?
a)
five
b)
six
c)
seven
d)
you can't tell
3.
Looking at the root we know that a trilogy has how many books or movies?
a)
three
b)
four
c)
one
d)
we can't tell
4.
What does decade mean?
a)
a set of 5
b)
a period of 100 years
c)
a calendar
d)
a period of 10 years
5.
Which word means a period of 100 years?
a)
biweekly
b)
decade
c)
century
d)
quadrent
6.
Which word means a set of three?
a)
triangle
b)
triple
c)
twin
d)
tripod
7.
Which word contains the root meaning 8?
a)
binary
b)
heptad
c)
octopus
d)
hexagon
8.
A single thing is a/an -
a)
decade
b)
unit
c)
subtraction
d)
denominator
9.
How many horns does a triceratops have?
a)
one
b)
two
c)
three
d)
four
10.
What is the word for a shape with four sides?
a)
triangle
b)
quadrilateral
c)
pentagon
d)
hexagon
11.
If I had quintuplets, how many babies did I have?
a)
one
b)
three
c)
seven
d)
five
12.
What is the word for a hundred years?
a)
decade
b)
century
c)
millennium
d)
annual
13.
What is a creature with 100 feet?
a)
quadruped
b)
centipede
c)
pedicure
d)
peddler
14.
What is a four-footed creature?
a)
biped
b)
centipede
c)
millipede
d)
quadruped
15.
What is a three-footed stand often used to balance a camera?
a)
biped
b)
tripod
c)
pedal
d)
impediment
16.
The word 'universal' comes from the Latin word for the number -
a)
duo
b)
septem
c)
decem
d)
unus
17.
A triathlon is a contest with how many events?
a)
two
b)
ten
c)
three
d)
four
18.
A septuagenarian is a person between the ages of -
a)
60-69
b)
70-79
c)
50-59
d)
90-99
19.
Quadrilaterals have __ sides.
a)
five
b)
four
c)
many
d)
six
20.
The root word tri means three in all of the following except:
a)
triplets
b)
triangle
c)
tribe
d)
triathlon
21.
Percent means "per _____"
a)
1
b)
100
c)
10
d)
0.1
22.
October was the ___th month in the Roman calendar.
a)
9
b)
8
c)
7
d)
11
23.
If you are 10 years old, you have lived one ______.
a)
century
b)
trip
c)
decade
d)
quarter
24.
Poseidon's trident has ___ prongs or "teeth".
a)
30
b)
3
c)
2
d)
0
25.
Something that is primary comes when?
a)
last
b)
3rd
c)
2nd
d)
1st
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