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Read180 Workshop 5 Greek Roots

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Astro means ______________

a)

far away

b)

baseball

c)

sound

d)

stars

2.

What does the Greek root "hydr" mean?

a)

water

b)

life

c)

word

d)

small

3.

What is the meaning of the Greek root "tele?"

a)

view

b)

life

c)

hear

d)

far off

4.

Telephone comes from the Greek tele meaning "far off" and phon meaning "sound." What is the meaning of telephone?

a)

a device for sounds that are close by

b)

a device that helps sound travel quietly

c)

a device that helps sound travel a long way

d)

a device for very loud sounds

5.
What Greek Root means "Water"?
a)
Astr
b)
Gram
c)
Hydr
d)
Watr
6.

What is the meaning of "Scope"?

a)

see or watch

b)

Light

c)

Small

d)

Written or drawn

7.
a reference book in which spoken or written words are defined
a)
dictionary
b)
indictment
c)
predict
d)
verdict
8.
"scope"  as in "Let's scope out the situation" means...
a)
watch/see
b)
teleport
c)
move
9.
"tele" as in "I get to telework threee times a week" means
a)
distance
b)
sound
c)
voice
10.

The root phon has to do with

a)

speaking

b)

sound

c)

listening

d)

writing

11.

Using the roots tele meaning far away, and scope meaning to see, what is the definition of the word telescope

a)

an object used to see microscopic things

b)

an object used to see macroscopic things

c)

an object used to see items that are close to you

d)

an object used to see items that are far from you.

12.

What powers a hydroelectric dam?

a)

the sun

b)

the wind

c)

a water source

d)

oil

13.

the root port in the word transport means

a)

to hide

b)

to carry

c)

to bury

d)

to keep

14.

What is the logo for the Houston Astros

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

Phonics teaches people to read by

a)

teaching them letters

b)

yelling at them

c)

connecting letters to sound

d)

memorizing words