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Roots Week #7

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In the Roman army, a commanding officer was called a centurion. About how many soldiers did each centurion command?

a)

1,000

b)

10,000

c)

10

d)

100

2.

In a car, a speedometer tell us how fast the car is moving. The Latin root for feet is ped. What do you call a device for measuring distance covered by walking or running?

a)

speedometer

b)

pedometer

c)

pediatrician

d)

pedestrian

3.

When we go to an auditorium for an event, we listen to the speaker. What do you call a group of people who watch and listen to someone?

a)

audience

b)

members

c)

actors

d)

speaker

4.

The kind of advice that helps to build someone up and make them better is called:

a)

condescending

b)

contrary

c)

destructive

d)

constructive

5.

Calculate the perimeter of a square with a side length of 40cm.

a)

80 sq. cm

b)

160 sq. cm

c)

200 sq. cm

d)

44 sq. cm

6.

What does the root meter mean?

a)

hear

b)

build

c)

against

d)

measure

7.

What does the root aud mean?

a)

measure

b)

hear

c)

build

d)

against

8.

What does the root stru mean?

a)

build

b)

measure

c)

hear

d)

against

9.

What does the root anti mean?

a)

against

b)

build

c)

hear

d)

measure

10.

If I said someone was antisocial, what does that mean?

a)

They are very social.

b)

They have lots of friends.

c)

They like to talk with others.

d)

They don't like to be social.

11.

What does the root inter mean?

a)

a person who

b)

between

c)

write

d)

follow

12.

What does the root gram mean?

a)

write

b)

between

c)

a person who

d)

follow

13.

What does the root sequ or sec mean?

a)

to write

b)

between

c)

to follow

d)

a person who

14.

What does the root or/er/ist mean?

a)

to write

b)

between

c)

to follow

d)

a person who

15.

What does the root bene mean?

a)

good

b)

bad

c)

ugly

d)

easy

16.

What does the root dict mean?

a)

speak

b)

good

c)

empty

d)

earth

17.

What does the root vac mean?

a)

say

b)

empty

c)

land

d)

well

18.

What does the root terra mean?

a)

well

b)

speak

c)

earth

d)

empty

19.

If the word for "earth" is "geo", what is the study of earth called?

a)

earthlogy

b)

geology

c)

gemology

d)

geoearth

20.

How many centimeters are in a meter?

a)

10

b)

1,000

c)

10,000

d)

100

21.

What does the root scrib/script mean?

a)

to write

b)

to draw

c)

to view

d)

to scribble

22.

What does the root cent mean?

a)

100

b)

ten

c)

thousand

d)

hundred

23.

What does the suffix -ology mean?

a)

the list of

b)

the group of

c)

life

d)

the study of

24.

What does the root post mean?

a)

after

b)

before

c)

during

d)

put up

25.

What does the root mal mean?

a)

good

b)

bad

c)

ugly

d)

character

26.

What does the root port mean?

a)

to dock

b)

to load

c)

to send

d)

to carry

27.

What does the root scope mean?

a)

to see

b)

to look

c)

to clean

d)

to guess

28.

What does the root derm mean?

a)

feet

b)

skin

c)

touch

d)

one

29.

What does the prefix trans mean?

a)

across

b)

one

c)

far

d)

nearby

30.

What does the root mob/mot/mov mean?

a)

to move

b)

city

c)

ask

d)

time

31.

What does the root pol mean?

a)

to move

b)

city

c)

ask

d)

time

32.

What does the root quir/ques mean?

a)

ask

b)

to move

c)

city

d)

time

33.

What does the root chron mean?

a)

ask

b)

to move

c)

city

d)

time