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Greek Roots - Pre Test - #1

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the root "anti" mean? (Antisocial, antibiotic)

a)

against, opposite

b)

star

c)

self, same

d)

people

2.

What does the root "astro" mean? (Astronomer, astrology)

a)

star

b)

one

c)

big

d)

light

3.

What does the root "auto" mean? (automobile, autobiography)

a)

self, same

b)

water

c)

half

d)

many

4.

What does the root "bio" mean? (biology, autobiography)

a)

life

b)

time

c)

people

d)

water

5.

What does the root "chron" mean? (chronology, synchronize)

a)

time

b)

machine

c)

big

d)

the study of

6.

What does the root "cosm" mean? (cosmos, microcosm)

a)

world, universe, order

b)

suffering, sickness, disease

c)

nature, body, natural science

d)

heat

7.

What does the root "cracy" mean? (democracy, bureaucracy)

a)

type of government

b)

half

c)

bad, badly, wrong

d)

all, every

8.

What does the root "crat" mean? (democrat, bureaucrat)

a)

member of a type of government

b)

foot

c)

three

d)

many

9.

What does the root "cycl" mean? (bicycle, unicycle, tricycle)

a)

circle, wheel

b)

measure of

c)

small

d)

three

10.

What does the root "dem" mean? (democrat, epidemic)

a)

people

b)

one

c)

over, too much, a lot

d)

self, same

11.

What does the root "geo" mean? (geography, geologist)

a)

earth

b)

light

c)

sound

d)

time

12.

What does the root "gon" mean? (octagon, hexagon, polygon)

a)

angle

b)

one thousand

c)

life

d)

star

13.

What does the root "graph, gram" mean? (photograph, graphic)

a)

drawn, written

b)

watch, see

c)

mind

d)

big

14.

What does the root "hemi, semi" mean? (hemisphere, semisweet)

a)

half

b)

water

c)

measure of

d)

distance

15.

What does the root "hydro, hydra" mean? (hydrate, "hydroflask")

a)

water

b)

life

c)

people

d)

circle, wheel

16.

What does the root "hyper" mean? (hyperactive, hypersensitive)

a)

over, too much, a lot

b)

bad, badly, wrong

c)

nature, body

d)

madness, insanity

17.

What does the root "kilo" mean? (kilometer, kilogram, kilowatt)

a)

one thousand

b)

one hundred

c)

one dozen

d)

one million

18.

What does the root "mania" mean? (maniac, pyromania)

a)

madness, insanity

b)

one who studies

c)

self, same

d)

circle, wheel

19.

What does the root "mech" mean? (mechanic, mechanism)

a)

machine

b)

earth

c)

angle

d)

drawn, written

20.

What does the root "mega" mean? (megabyte, megatron, megastar)

a)

big

b)

small

c)

life

d)

time

21.

What does the root "meter" mean? (kilometer, speedometer, odometer)

a)

measure of

b)

big

c)

against, opposite

d)

all, every