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Week 20 Roots

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which root means tissue?

a)

histo

b)

hept/sept

c)

hypo

d)

hyper

2.

What does the root hypo mean?

a)

over, above, beyond

b)

beside

c)

under, below

d)

afraid

3.

Which root means old age?

a)

gen

b)

ger

c)

hypo

d)

hept/sept

4.

What is a telegram?

a)

a written message

b)

a faraway phone

c)

a machine that weighs in kilograms

d)

a video

5.

What is hemiplegia?

a)

paralysis of the whole body

b)

paralysis of half of the body

c)

paralysis in one small section of the body

d)

a secret location

6.

What does the root "gram" mean?

a)

to see

b)

old age

c)

heavy

d)

writing, record

7.

What is hyperthermia?

a)

under-heated

b)

over-heated

c)

just right

d)

no heat

8.

Which root means seven?

a)

histo

b)

hyper

c)

hydro

d)

hept

9.

Someone who is malevolent would...

a)

clean their room.

b)

start a vicious rumor about someone.

c)

volunteer at an animal shelter.

d)

exercise for long periods of time.

10.

What does the root "lab" mean?

a)

science

b)

factor

c)

home

d)

work

11.

Which root means "to join"?

a)

junct

b)

hept, sept

c)

histo

d)

ger

12.

Which of the following would most likely be described as "geriatric"?

a)

a grandpa

b)

a puppy

c)

a letter

d)

a teenager

13.

Which of the following would be the study of tissue?

a)

histology

b)

history

c)

gerology

d)

gramology

14.

Which of the following is a seven-sided figure?

a)

nonagon

b)

geragon

c)

hypogon

d)

heptagon

15.

Someone with hypertension has...

a)

normal blood pressure

b)

low blood pressure

c)

high blood pressure

d)

not enough energy

16.

What does hypodermic mean?

a)

on top of the skin

b)

smooth skin

c)

under the skin

d)

rough skin

17.

Which root means "bad"?

a)

hept, sept

b)

junct

c)

hemi

d)

mal

18.

What's the purpose of a conjunction?

a)

to introduce a subject

b)

to join words or parts of sentences

c)

to end a sentence

d)

to explain the topic of a paper

19.

Which of the following would most likely be considered "laborious"?

a)

pushing a heavy wheelbarrow up a hill

b)

sleeping on the couch

c)

hanging out with your friends at the movies

d)

reading a good book

20.

Which root means "half"?

a)

hemi

b)

hept, sept

c)

hypo

d)

hyper