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Root Words 2

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If meter means a unit of measure, what does a hydrometer measure?

a)

The depth of the ocean

b)

The height of a tower

c)

The density of liquid

d)

The power of explosives

2.

If the root word chron means time, then what is a chronometer?

a)

An instrument for measuring distance

b)

An instrument for measuring time

c)

An instrument for measuring height

d)

An instrument for measuring space

3.

What does the root word scope mean?

a)

To search

b)

To find

c)

To hear

d)

To see

4.

What does the word telescope mean?

a)

An instrument for measuring weight

b)

An instrument for looking at small insects

c)

An instrument for measuring distant objects

d)

An instrument for finding water

5.

What does the root word therm mean?

a)

force

b)

weight

c)

height

d)

heat

6.

What does a thermometer measure?

a)

temperature

b)

time

c)

distance

d)

height

7.

If the root word fract means "to break" what does refraction refer to?

a)

the blending of things together

b)

the moving of an object

c)

the stopping of time

d)

the bending of light

8.

If the root word aero refers to air, what does aerodynamic mean?

a)

designed to minimize the drag caused by air against an object

b)

designed to use air to fly

c)

designed to measure the volumne of air

d)

designed to include many elements

9.

The root word ject means thrown. The word object has two meanings - it can mean an item/thing or it can mean

a)

to oppose something

b)

to agree with something

c)

to belong somewhere

d)

to break something

10.

The root word anti means against so antidote means

a)

a medicine that works against a poison

b)

a medicine that covers a symptom

c)

a medicine that is made from herbs

d)

a medicine that is fast acting

11.

What does the root word micro mean?

a)

Heavy

b)

strange

c)

small

d)

loud

12.

If the root word gen means birth, then generate means

a)

to produce

b)

to collect

c)

to find

d)

to shout

13.

What does the root word auto mean?

a)

man

b)

self

c)

woman

d)

machine

14.

If graph means write, what is an autograph?

a)

to write something once

b)

an article

c)

a book

d)

a signature

15.

If ex means out, exchange means what?

a)

to move quickly

b)

to cross something out

c)

to replace one thing for another

d)

to find help

16.

If a bicycle has two wheels, what is a unicycle?

a)

something with only one wheel

b)

something with three wheels

c)

something with no wheels

d)

something made of wheels