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Root Vocab. #1 10th Wilcox County GA

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Agnostic, anagnorisis, diagnose, gnomic, gnomon, know, ignorant, and gnosis come from the root ______, meaning to _____.

a)

*gno, know

b)

*kerd, heart

c)

*phon, sound

d)

*bhreg, break

2.

During a school debate competition, Willem noticed that Kal-El was very loquacious while presenting his arguments. What does loquacious mean in this context?

a)

international

b)

talkative

c)

silent

d)

location of dissent

3.

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?

a)

dream making

b)

sleep talking

c)

sleepwalking

d)

universal suffrage

4.

Rohan is studying the term "antebellum" in his American history class. What does it mean?

a)

before the war

b)

after the war

c)

during the war

d)

warrior of the realm

5.

Beowulf and Sassy were having a heated debate. Luna described Beowulf's behavior as pugnacious. What does Luna mean by this?

a)

violent/ likely to fight

b)

friendly

c)

depressed

d)

excited

6.

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....

a)

false chocolate

b)

cacophony

c)

new phone

d)

record player

7.

Jadzia is curious about the origins/causes of diseases. She is interested in their ___________.

a)

cardiology

b)

aetiology

c)

myrmecology

d)

oceanography

8.

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 _________.

a)

the entrance to the sky

b)

an epic topic

c)

the center point

d)

candidly wrong

9.

"Fractal" comes from the Latin word meaning ________, and it refers to a never-ending pattern in an artwork. It is very beautiful.

a)

chaotic

b)

broken

c)

disorganized

d)

language

10.

There are certain immutable characteristics that humans have. We must eat, sleep, and have a purpose. These are _________.

a)

something you can silence

b)

not changeable

c)

changeable at times

d)

genetic anomalies

11.

Hercules, Nutty, and Jacky are participating in a science bowl quiz. The quizmaster asks, "What does morphology refer to?"

a)

It is the study of type of birth

b)

It is the study of change of form, or form and shape.

c)

It is the study of rate of increase

d)

It is a concrete figurine

12.

Oliver, Elijah, and Jedi are creating a robot for their science project. They want their robot to be anthropomorphic. What does this mean?

a)

The robot will have uncertain characteristics

b)

The robot will have fish-like characteristics

c)

The robot will have human characteristics

d)

The robot will be a shape-shifter

13.

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?

a)

beyond- or super-natural

b)

under-natural

c)

within a natural setting

d)

nature's bounty

14.

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?

a)

It refers to the study of insects.

b)

It refers to the study of word origin.

c)

It refers to the study of causes.

d)

It refers to the syllabic nucleus.

15.

In a hypothetical society where Charlotte, Sue, Victor, and Allen live, who would be in charge if it was a gynarchy?

a)

Charlotte and Sue

b)

Allen

c)

Victor and Sue

d)

Sue and Allen

16.

Kirk, Bassie, and Spock are studying for their medical terminology exam. They come across the term '-ectomy'. What does this term mean?

a)

cut across

b)

cut out

c)

plasma

d)

endoplasm

17.

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?

a)

Bring Whacky bad luck

b)

Turn out the lights for Whacky

c)

Hide the concept from Whacky

d)

Clarify the concept for Whacky

18.

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)

A process in which a flower regrows from its stem

b)

The trunk of a car being reused in a new model

c)

Being born again in a new body after death

d)

The process of a nation becoming highly industrialized

19.

Eddie is learning about self-awareness and self-reflection in his psychology class. The professor mentioned the term "introspection," which means _________.

a)

looking within oneself

b)

lookout for danger

c)

look left before crossing the road

d)

look above to observe the sky

20.

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)

A forest mouse

b)

Fascination

c)

Disbelief

d)

Atheism