WorksheetsRoot Vocab. #1 10th Wilcox County GA
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Agnostic, anagnorisis, diagnose, gnomic, gnomon, know, ignorant, and gnosis come from the root ______, meaning to _____.
*gno, know
*kerd, heart
*phon, sound
*bhreg, break
During a school debate competition, Willem noticed that Kal-El was very loquacious while presenting his arguments. What does loquacious mean in this context?
international
talkative
silent
location of dissent
In Shakespeare's Macbeth, Lady Macbeth is a somnambulist. She walks about the castle at night and talks out of her head. What is she doing?
dream making
sleep talking
sleepwalking
universal suffrage
Rohan is studying the term "antebellum" in his American history class. What does it mean?
before the war
after the war
during the war
warrior of the realm
Beowulf and Sassy were having a heated debate. Luna described Beowulf's behavior as pugnacious. What does Luna mean by this?
violent/ likely to fight
friendly
depressed
excited
During a school assembly, Alberto noticed a loud, unpleasant sound coming from the speakers. Enrique, who was sitting next to him, described this as a....
false chocolate
cacophony
new phone
record player
Jadzia is curious about the origins/causes of diseases. She is interested in their ___________.
cardiology
aetiology
myrmecology
oceanography
Kwaaitjie was reading the newspaper about an earthquake Turkey. The epicenter was in Batman, Turkey. The epicenter of an earthquake takes its name from the fact that this is _________.
the entrance to the sky
an epic topic
the center point
candidly wrong
"Fractal" comes from the Latin word meaning ________, and it refers to a never-ending pattern in an artwork. It is very beautiful.
chaotic
broken
disorganized
language
There are certain immutable characteristics that humans have. We must eat, sleep, and have a purpose. These are _________.
something you can silence
not changeable
changeable at times
genetic anomalies
Hercules, Nutty, and Jacky are participating in a science bowl quiz. The quizmaster asks, "What does morphology refer to?"
It is the study of type of birth
It is the study of change of form, or form and shape.
It is the study of rate of increase
It is a concrete figurine
Oliver, Elijah, and Jedi are creating a robot for their science project. They want their robot to be anthropomorphic. What does this mean?
The robot will have uncertain characteristics
The robot will have fish-like characteristics
The robot will have human characteristics
The robot will be a shape-shifter
Edgar Allan Poe's "Fall of the House of Usher" has such elements as a seemingly haunted house, a mysterious sister that might have been buried alive, and the same house that collapses into a bog. After the 11th grade class read it, one guy, Billy Bob, said it was "preternatural." What does "preternatural" mean in this context?
beyond- or super-natural
under-natural
within a natural setting
nature's bounty
The etymology of the Afrikaans word "loop," meaning "walk," is as follows: "Loop" is from Dutch "lopen," which is from the Proto-West-Germanic "*hlaupan," meaning to "run," and although you would think that "loop" is related to English "lope," a type of walking, and that they would be related, but it is "leap" in English that comes from the same Germanic root. What does the term etymology refer to?
It refers to the study of insects.
It refers to the study of word origin.
It refers to the study of causes.
It refers to the syllabic nucleus.
In a hypothetical society where Charlotte, Sue, Victor, and Allen live, who would be in charge if it was a gynarchy?
Charlotte and Sue
Allen
Victor and Sue
Sue and Allen
Kirk, Bassie, and Spock are studying for their medical terminology exam. They come across the term '-ectomy'. What does this term mean?
cut across
cut out
plasma
endoplasm
Whacky is having trouble understanding the concept of vectors in his physics class. Ashley, being the top student in the class, wants to elucidate him. Which of the following best describes what she is trying to do?
Bring Whacky bad luck
Turn out the lights for Whacky
Hide the concept from Whacky
Clarify the concept for Whacky
Jaliyah was reading a book on Hinduism and came across the term "reincarnation." She was not sure what it meant, so she looked it up in the dictionary. What did she find?
A process in which a flower regrows from its stem
The trunk of a car being reused in a new model
Being born again in a new body after death
The process of a nation becoming highly industrialized
Eddie is learning about self-awareness and self-reflection in his psychology class. The professor mentioned the term "introspection," which means _________.
looking within oneself
lookout for danger
look left before crossing the road
look above to observe the sky
Andries, Petrus, and Johan were having a discussion about a recent news article over the current American immigration policy. Andries expressed his incredulity about the news that thousands were crossing into the US daily. What does incredulity mean in this context?
A forest mouse
Fascination
Disbelief
Atheism
