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Etymology Quiz

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does Antediluvian mean?

a)

A statue that is very very old

b)

Very very old

c)

Before the flood

d)

The cause of the problem

2.

What does Cacophony mean?

a)

Colorful actions

b)

Master of craft

c)

Plants moving to the sun

d)

Loud harsh sounds

3.

What does Bioluminescent mean?

a)

Something alive that produces light

b)

Light

c)

Life

d)

Very strong memory

4.

What does Diagnostician mean?

a)

Someone who won't find the cause of the problem

b)

Someone who can't find the cause of the problem

c)

Someone who finds the cause of the problem

d)

Someone who causes the problem

5.

What does Flamboyancy mean?

a)

Resembling a flame

b)

Not very colorful

c)

Colorful actions/things

d)

Gloomy

6.

What does Encyclopedia mean?

a)

A book that teaches something

b)

A book that teaches nothing

c)

A book that is bad

d)

A book that teaches everything

7.

What does Gerrymander mean?

a)

Changing district lines to help a political book

b)

Changing district lines to help a political party

c)

Changing district lines to help another political party

d)

Changing district lines to help a political part

8.

What does Heliotropism mean?

a)

Plants turning to face the sun

b)

Plants turning to face the human

c)

Plants turning to face the moon

d)

Plants turning to not face the sun

9.

What does Journeyman mean?

a)

Master of his taffy

b)

Master of his raft

c)

Master of his craft

d)

Master of his rafts

10.

What does Innovation mean?

a)

Something new that stays around for a minute

b)

Something new that stays around

c)

Something new that won't stay around

d)

Something new that stays around for a second

11.

What des Lunarian mean?

a)

Someone that has something to do with the moon

b)

Someone that doesn't has something to do with the moon

c)

Someone that has something to do with the sun

d)

Someone that has something to do with the monsoon

12.

What does Knowledgeable mean?

a)

One who doesn't know a great deal

b)

One who knows a great shop

c)

One who knows a bad deal

d)

One who knows a great deal

13.

What does Nostalgia mean?

a)

Bittersweet longing for something in the future

b)

Bittersweet longing for nothing

c)

Bittersweet longing for something in the past

d)

Bittersweet monging for something

14.

What does Mnemonics mean?

a)

The art of remembering from a second

b)

The art of remembering

c)

The art of forgetting

d)

The art of remembering nothing

15.

What does Onomapoeia mean?

a)

Words that don't make sounds

b)

Words that make sounds

c)

Words that make sounds that are bad

d)

Words that make memory

16.

What does Pusillanimous mean?

a)

Lacking courage

b)

Strong

c)

Brave

d)

Cowardly

17.

What does Quintessence mean?

a)

The worst example

b)

The purest person

c)

The purest animal

d)

The purest example

18.

Do you have good mnemonics on the Ety. Greek and Latin?

a)

Yes

b)

No

19.

What does Ante mean?

a)

After

b)

Before

c)

Now

d)

Never

20.

What does Diluvian mean?

a)

Old

b)

Water

c)

After

d)

Flood

21.

What does A.M (Ante Meridian) mean?

a)

Before the before

b)

After the middle

c)

Before the middle

d)

After the After

22.

What does Deluge mean?

a)

Flood

b)

Water

c)

Old

d)

New

23.

What does Bio mean?

a)

Might

b)

Light

c)

Life

d)

Write

24.

What does Graph mean?

a)

Brave

b)

Life

c)

Might

d)

Write

25.

What does Auto mean?

a)

P.S

b)

Main

c)

Elf

d)

Self

26.

What does Lumin mean?

a)

Light

b)

Eight

c)

Might

d)

Fight

27.

What does Tele mean?

a)

Far away

b)

Close

c)

Par Away

d)

Might

28.

What does Phone mean?

a)

Leg

b)

Tech

c)

Sound/Voice

d)

Silence

29.

What is the full word of P.S?

a)

Script Poost

b)

Post Script

c)

Script Post

d)

Post Scriipt

30.

What does Script mean?

a)

Act

b)

Post

c)

Write

d)

Might

31.

What does Post Meridian (P.M) mean?

a)

After the Before

b)

After the middle

c)

Before the middle

d)

Before the after

32.

What does Dia mean?

a)

Mow

b)

Row

c)

Cross/between

d)

Vertical

33.

What does Cyclo mean?

a)

Squari

b)

Cycle

c)

Circle

d)

Square

34.

What does Pedia mean?

a)

People

b)

Earth

c)

Adult

d)

Children

35.

What does Photo/Sol mean?

a)

Sun

b)

Monsoon

c)

Moon

d)

Space

36.

What does Trope mean?

a)

To spin

b)

To move 10k miles

c)

To turn

d)

To trun

37.

What does Nov mean?

a)

New

b)

Old

c)

Young

d)

No

38.

What does Jour mean?

a)

Midnight

b)

Evening

c)

Afternoon

d)

Day

39.

What does Scope mean?

a)

To not look at

b)

To look at

c)

To lok at

d)

To look nowhere

40.

What does Luna mean?

a)

Su

b)

Mon

c)

Sun

d)

Moon

41.

What does Algia mean?

a)

Rain

b)

Pain

c)

Better

d)

Wetter

42.

What does Quint mean?

a)

5

b)

3

c)

6

d)

1

43.

How hard is this?

a)

Easy

b)

Medium

c)

Hard

d)

IMPOSSIBLE

44.

Are you having fun?

a)

SO FUN!

b)

Pretty Fun

c)

It was ok.

d)

Meh.

e)

SO BORING!