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Etymology Review!

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What root word means "time"?

a)

struct

b)

chron

c)

trans

d)

mini

2.

What prefix means "out of"?

a)

semi

b)

inter

c)

phon

d)

exo

3.

What does "semi-circle" mean?

a)

Big circle

b)

Half circle

c)

Small circle

d)

Under circle

4.

"-ward" meaning direction is a:

a)

Prefix

b)

Root Word

c)

Suffix

d)

None of the above

5.

If progress means to step forward, what word means to step backward?

a)

Transgress

b)

Bypass

c)

Regress

d)

Subgress

6.

What is the root word for "empty"?

a)

Vac

b)

Script

c)

Struct

d)

Mini

7.

What would the word "transcribe mean" if you looked up the prefix and the root word?

a)

Before time

b)

Half empty

c)

Against earth

d)

Across writing

8.

Why would you use the suffix "-est"?

a)

to compare

b)

to relate

c)

to show direction

d)

to show in what manner

9.

Why does autobiography have its name?

a)

Because it means Self Build Science

b)

Because it means Self Life Write

c)

Because it means Before Empty Instrument

d)

Because it means Between Hand Empty

10.

What prefix means "under"?

a)

Sub

b)

Anti

c)

Exo

d)

Inter

11.

A manuscript is:

a)

A half hand

b)

Writing by hand

c)

A sound that happens again

d)

Before emptying

12.

Geo is a:

a)

Prefix

b)

Root Word

c)

Suffix

d)

None of the above

13.

Which part of microscopic shows it's an instrument for viewing?

a)

Mi

b)

Cro

c)

Scop

d)

Ic

14.

If you were anti-war, you'd be:

a)

In the war

b)

After the war

c)

For the war

d)

Against the war

15.

How old is Horace Carpentine (narrator of Seer of Shadows)?

a)

10

b)

14

c)

18

d)

25

16.

What does the girl ask the narrator in Chapter 1 of Seer of Shadows?

a)

She asks him for directions to the mall

b)

She asks him if he believes in ghosts

c)

She asks him to make an appointment for pictures

d)

She asks him out to the movies

17.

What do we know (from looking at etymology) hydroxide has something to do with?

a)

Water and Chemicals

b)

Earth and Building

c)

Against and Listening

d)

Between and Little

18.

What does Horace's father not believe in?

a)

Politics

b)

Greed

c)

Superstition

d)

Love

19.

The fake word "inter-phon-ology" would mean:

a)

Before writing something

b)

The study of building again

c)

Against time chemical

d)

The study of hearing between

20.

Who wrote Seer of Shadows?

a)

Walter Dean Myers

b)

Kate McMullan

c)

Avi

d)

Kristen Lewis