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Ultimate Roots Practice

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the root "duc/duct" mean?

a)

wrong

b)

hear

c)

lead

d)

opposite

2.

What does the root "mit/mis" mean?

a)

life/spirit

b)

empty

c)

hear

d)

send

3.

What does the root "chron" mean?

a)

time

b)

wrong

c)

lead

d)

turn

4.

What does the root "jur/jud/jus" mean?

a)

child

b)

law/justice

c)

send

d)

jump

5.

What does the root "ject" mean?

a)

lead

b)

move back

c)

dancing

d)

throw

6.

What does the root "ann/emm" mean?

a)

year

b)

turn

c)

time

d)

throw

7.

What does the root "vert/vers" mean?

a)

lead

b)

conduct

c)

turn

d)

animal

8.

audible

a)

a sound that cannot be heard

b)

able to be heard

c)

able to be thrown

d)

able to be seen

9.

audience

a)

a formal meeting

b)

loud clapping

c)

a group of people who listen or hear an event

d)

to take a formal oath

10.

deduct

a)

to take away

b)

to put into a cast

c)

to praise

d)

to fall a great distance

11.

induct

a)

the combining of 2 metals together

b)

leader of transportation such as a train

c)

lead away from danger

d)

to admit someone formally into an organization

12.

transmit

a)

to send something from one person or place to another

b)

to turn in a full circle

c)

something that happens multiple times a year

d)

to inject

13.

dismiss

a)

to live far from home

b)

to meet or link up

c)

to send away

d)

to see clearly

14.

chronological

a)

a clock that has a minute and hour hand

b)

record of events told in time order

c)

a period of time that is more than a day

d)

a symonym for 12 o'clock noon

15.

synchronize

a)

to reset a clock

b)

a factual report

c)

to occur at the same time 

d)

to report events as they are happening in real time

16.

justify

a)

show or prove to be right or reasonable

b)

to lie under oath

c)

giving equality to all

d)

a series of books written about law/judges

17.

perjury

a)

an interview or interrogation

b)

the act of moving from one place to another

c)

the highest position a judge can hold

d)

the offense of telling a lie in court or under oath

18.

interject

a)

to be under the rule of another person

b)

verticle path an object follows when thrown

c)

interrupt or throw one's self into a conversation abruptly

d)

to pass back and forth

19.

reject

a)

to refuse or throw back

b)

to throw farther than 100 feet

c)

to submit or accept

d)

to believe as true

20.

invert

a)

to feel dizzy or nauseous

b)

stand still

c)

to remain untouched

d)

to turn upside down

21.

extrovert

a)

someone who is shy and turns their thoughts inward

b)

to examine carefully

c)

to turn in a full circle

d)

someone who is outgoing and turns their thoughts outward

22.

What does the root "anim" mean?

a)

life/spirit

b)

to move

c)

wrong

d)

turn

23.

What does the root "aud" mean?

a)

hear

b)

see

c)

turn

d)

year

24.
To make someone or something lively  or excited;  to make a drawing appear to move. (v)
a)
animation
b)
animate
c)
animator
d)
inanimate
25.
Someone who creates cartoons
a)
botanist
b)
physician
c)
inanimate
d)
animator
26.
Not capable of life; nonliving things (adj)
a)
inanimate
b)
inanimator
c)
animal
d)
animus
27.
Root word meaning spirit, soul, or life
a)
ped
b)
carn
carrn
c)
phys
d)
anim
28.

Which definition is correct for evacuate?

a)

to write

b)

to see clearly

c)

to watch

d)

to leave empty

29.

What is the correct meaning of vacate?

a)

to leave a job or place

b)

to cause harm

c)

to believe

d)

to be free from dirt or dust

30.

Why does this picture represent the root vac?

a)

It is a vacuum that leaves the floor free from dirt and dust particles.

b)

It is a sweeper the brushes dirt out of the way.

c)

It represents work to do.

d)

It represents my mom's biggest job.

31.

Which word does this image best represent?

a)

evacuate

b)

vacation

c)

vacuity

d)

vacuum

32.

The root vac- means

a)

empty

b)

wrong

c)

invert

d)

spin

33.

a loud, continuing noise

a)

acclaim

b)

clamor

c)

declaim

d)

exclaim

34.

to say something in a surprised way,

or with strong feelings

a)

acclaim

b)

clamor

c)

declaim

d)

exclaim

35.

The root word claim means...

a)

to call out, to shout

b)

to ask, to seek

c)

world

d)

Earth

36.

official announcement, especially one dealing with a matter of great importance

a)

proclamation

b)

exclamation

c)

exclamatory

d)

prefix

37.

The meaning of the Latin root "doc" is...

a)

teach

b)

medicine

c)

lead

d)

turn

38.

a movie or a television or radio program that provides a factual record or report

a)

doctorine

b)

docile

c)

doctor

d)

documentary

39.

a belief or set of beliefs held and taught by a church, political party, or other group

a)

doctorate

b)

doctrine

c)

documentary

d)

docile

40.

easy to teach or manage, calm

a)

docile

b)

doctrine

c)

doctor

d)

doctorate

41.

the highest degree awarded by a graduate school or other approved educational organization

a)

doctorate

b)

doctrine

c)

documentary

d)

docile

42.
If a country does not have a particular item, they may do this to get the item into their country. 
a)
export
b)
report
c)
support
d)
import
43.
"Good morning, class. Today we will begin writing the facts that will share information with everyone about the different animals that live in Australia." What will the children write
a)
reports
b)
deports
c)
portfolios
d)
exports
44.
An artist usually carries his or her original sketches on a job interview in one of these. 
a)
portage
b)
report
c)
importer
d)
portfolio
45.

Which word means an imaginary way to move across distance or space instantly?

a)

deport

b)

import

c)

portable

d)

teleport

e)

transport

46.

The root port means

a)

carry

b)

spin

c)

reverse

d)

build