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Ms. Mary's List 1: 50 roots

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If you study the way things are formed, you are a __.

a)

morphologist

b)

psychologist

c)

biologist

d)

what-cha-ma-call-it

2.

Poking holes into the garden soil is called "aerating" in order to get __ to the roots of the plant.

a)

light

b)

air

c)

water

d)

worms

3.

In snowy climates, drivers use antifreeze in their car. What does antifreeze prevent?

a)

freezing

b)

melting

c)

stopping

d)

driving

4.

If -ion means "the act of", then mot in the word motion means __.

a)

to answer

b)

to move

c)

to ask

d)

to stop

5.

What part of the word "automobile" means move?

a)

auto

b)

mob

c)

ile

6.

What part of the word "incredibly" tells you it is probably an adverb?

a)

in

b)

cred

c)

ib

d)

ly

7.

What part of the word "incredible" means believe?

a)

in

b)

cred

c)

ible

8.

Using the word parts of "geography," which of the following is an example of "geo-graph-y"?

a)

a map

b)

a mountain

c)

a road

d)

a river

9.

How much is cent?

a)

1,000

b)

10,000

c)

1,000,000

d)

100

10.

How much is a giga?

a)

1,000 / one thousand

b)

1,000,000 / one million

c)

1,000,000,000 / one billion

d)

1,000,000,000,000 / one trillion

11.

How many grams are in a hectogram?

a)

10

b)

100

c)

1000

d)

1

12.

Since "loc" means place, then the locomotion of a speeding train means the act of a location __.

a)

moving

b)

lifting

13.

When does a nocturnal animal hunt for food?

a)

at sunrise

b)

before sunset

c)

after sunset

d)

after sunrise

14.

What is philphobia?

a)

fear of love

b)

crazy about love

c)

fear of weddings

d)

fear of friends

15.

Pyrotechnics are fireworks. What part of the word "pyrotechnics" means fire?

a)

pyro

b)

tech

c)

nics

16.

What part of the word "deconstruction" means build?

a)

de

b)

con

c)

struct

d)

ion

17.

What part of the word "monotheology" means god?

a)

mono

b)

theo

c)

logy

18.

What part of the word "thermodynamics" tells you it has to do with heat?

a)

thermo

b)

dyna

c)

mics

19.

What part of the word "thermodynamics" tells you it has to do with power/energy?

a)

thermo

b)

dyna

c)

mics

20.

If I want to buy a midsize car, which best describes its size?

a)

smaller than most cars

b)

larger than most cars

c)

between the smaller and larger cars

d)

one that gets good milage

21.

How much is a kilo?

a)

1000, one thousand

b)

100, one hundred

c)

50, fifty

d)

500, five hundred

22.

A hypnobate is

a)

a person who walks in their sleep.

b)

a thirsty person in need of water.

c)

a type of locust that eats corn.

d)

an action used to motivate children.

23.

I received a reinjection of the vaccine. What part of the word "reinjection" means "to throw"?

a)

re

b)

in

c)

ject

d)

ion

24.

I received a reinjection of the vaccine. What part of the word "reinjection" means "do again"?

a)

re

b)

in

c)

ject

d)

ion

25.

If you write a book under a pseudonym,

a)

you use your real name.

b)

you use a fake name.

c)

you go by Autonomous.

d)

you do not use any name.

26.

What part of the word "bisection" means two?

a)

bi

b)

sect

c)

ioin

27.

What part of the word "bisection" means cut?

a)

bi

b)

sect

c)

ion

28.

How many sides must a polygon have?

a)

one

b)

none

c)

two

d)

three or more

29.

What part of the word "polytheism" means more than one god is worshipped?

a)

poly

b)

the

c)

ism

30.

Which is the fear of flying?

a)

aerophobia

b)

astrophobia

c)

hydrophobia

d)

claustrophobia

31.

What is an autophobic?

a)

the PERSON afraid of being alone

b)

the FEAR of being alone

c)

the PERSON who loves being alone

d)

the DESIRE to be alone

32.

I don't know what "chronomentrophobia" is but if I break the word apart, I know it has something to do with __ so the best answer is __.

a)

time and fear, fear of clocks

b)

colors and fear, fear painting

c)

light and fear, fear daylight.

33.

As visible light penetrates a glass prism from the right, it is refracted. What happened?

a)

The light went through and broke apart into a rainbow.

b)

The light went straight through and stayed clear.

c)

The light bounced off and hit elsewhere, staying clear.

d)

The light stopped when it hit the prism.

34.

If cardio means heart, then cardiography is most likely...

a)

a written record of my beating heart.

b)

medicine useful for my beating heart.

c)

a prescription for heart medicine.

d)

all of these.

35.

"naut" is Greek for sailor or traveler. So, what do you think the English word for "star traveler" would be?

a)

astronaut

b)

lunanaut

c)

helionaut

d)

solonaut

36.

If "arrest" means to stop, what would a cardiac arrest be?

a)

heart attack

b)

police involvement

c)

falling in love

d)

loss of balance

37.

The pentagram hanged over the quintuplets baby cribs. How many is penta and quint?

a)

penta means 5 and quint means 4

b)

penta means 4 and quint means 5

c)

both mean 4

d)

both mean 5

38.

How many sides to a hexagon?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

8

39.

The heptagon and September have the same root word meaning. What number does hept and sept mean?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

9

40.

If you measure the perimeter of a square, you measure (HINT: same as a circumference of a circle)

a)

from the middle to the outside edge, like a "+".

b)

from corner to corner, like an "x"

c)

around the outside edge.

41.

To stay hidden, submarines use a periscope that pops out of the water so they cannot be seen by the enemy but they can see __.

a)

around in all directions

b)

east and west

c)

north and south

d)

front and back

42.

What does bisection mean?

a)

join together different amounts

b)

cut into two pieces

c)

arrange in order

43.

The duet sang in the video riding a bicycle. How many is "du" and "bi"?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

44.

Children remember picture books when they are trichromatic. Using what you know about word parts, which describes the book?

a)

pictures are done in 3 colors

b)

book is printed 3 times larger

c)

books are read 3 at a time

45.

I don't know what a microbiologist studies, but if I break the word apart, I know that micro means __ and bio means __ so I can figure it out.

a)

very small, life

b)

very large, life

c)

harmful, earth

d)

high, earth

46.

The word "attract" means something draws your attention. What part of the word "attraction" means to pull toward?

a)

at

b)

trac

c)

tion

47.

The root rupt means to break or burst. What does the word interrupt mean?

a)

to pull or drag something between 2 other things

b)

to hear the middle of a conversation

c)

to break in on something in the middle of it

d)

to follow through at the end of a class.

48.

The root scrib means write or draw. What does the word transcribe mean?

a)

to fix what is broken

b)

to understand what is explained

c)

to write down what is said

d)

to listen for directions

49.

The root mit means send. What does the word transmit mean?

a)

to watch or observe from far away

b)

to send from one place to another

c)

to listen to another person speak

d)

to give clear directions

50.

The root voc means call or speak. What does the word advocate mean?

a)

person who reviews an idea to improve it

b)

person who speaks out in support of an idea

c)

person who writes for a living, an author

d)

person who commits a crime unknowingly