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Greek and Latin Roots- 4th Grade

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The plant used photosynthesis to make its own food. What is the meaning of the underlined word?

a)

Using water to produce food

b)

Using sunlight to produce food

c)

Using photography to produce food

d)

Using fertilizer to produce food

2.

The man wrote a biography about Kobe Bryant. Which is most likely the meaning of the underlined word?

a)

Story about Kobe's life

b)

Story about basketball stars

c)

Story about Kobe's children

d)

Story about Kobe's talent

3.

The man put the airplane on autopilot, so he could quickly eat a snack. What is most likely the meaning of the underlined word?

a)

the location near the runway at the airport

b)

the setting that allows the plane to fly by itself

c)

the setting that makes the plane stop

d)

the location where pilots can take a break

4.

Jim's dad told him to see how many centimeters long the butterfly was. Based on the underlined word, what does Jim's dad want him to do?

a)

Hold the butterfly

b)

Measure the butterfly

c)

Take a picture of the butterfly

d)

Build a habitat for the butterfly

5.

see

a)

scope

b)

therm

c)

zoo

d)

ology

6.
To check someone's temperature, you would use a thermometer.  What does the root "therm" mean?
a)
ice
b)
sky
c)
heat
d)
see
7.
When you study astronomy, you look at the night sky.  What does the root "ast or astro" mean?
a)
day
b)
dark
c)
star
d)
boy
8.
geo
a)
written words
b)
sound
c)
the earth
9.
photo
a)
sound
b)
move across
c)
light
10.
bio
a)
death
b)
life
c)
to carry
11.
I bought a new telescope, so I can look at the stars. What does tele mean?
a)
phone
b)
far away
c)
talk
d)
close
12.
What is the root that means star?
a)
ast
b)
tele
c)
mis
d)
bio
13.
What does bio mean?
a)
earth
b)
muscles
c)
life
d)
death
14.
The study of living things is?
a)
Biography
b)
Biology
15.

What does the root graph mean?

a)

written

b)

taken

c)

moved

d)

hidden

16.

Which sentence uses biography correctly?

a)

Biography before yesterday.

b)

Which is your favorite biography?

c)

During the biography, I went to the store.

17.

The word part "pre" means ___________________.

a)

next to

b)

after

c)

before

d)

over

18.
The word part meter means __________________.
a)
stick
b)
yard
c)
measure
d)
inches
19.
The word part auto means _________________.
a)
self
b)
car
c)
alone
d)
automatically
20.

The word root 'graph,' found in words such as 'autograph,' 'telegraph,' and 'paragraph,' means:

a)

Life

b)

Break

c)

Self

d)

Write

21.

a device for seeing distant objects

a)

microscope

b)

telescope

c)

megaphone

d)

telephone

22.

rules for using the written word

a)

instructions

b)

guidelines

c)

grammar

d)

directions

23.
life
a)
bio
b)
hydr
24.
This root word means study or "the study of"
a)
-sci-
b)
-ology-
c)
-mem-
d)
-graph-
25.
writing
a)
anthro
b)
gram/graph
c)
para 
d)
morph
26.
True or False:
life=bio
a)
True
b)
False