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Root Words Final Exam

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 6hrs 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

He was extremely devastated after hearing the news. What is the connotation of the word devastated?

a)

elated

b)

extremely distraught

c)

positive

d)

negative

2.

A synonym for junction is

a)

perception

b)

intersection

c)

depiction

d)

separation

3.

Two root words that mean earth are

a)

terr and bio

b)

bio and geo

c)

geo and -ology

d)

geo and terr

4.

Atoms are minute particles. In this context, the word minute means

a)

a unit of time

b)

very small

c)

molecule

d)

60 seconds

5.

An antonym for antisocial is

a)

friendly

b)

happy

c)

nice

d)

unfriendly

6.

The connotation of the word part ANTI is usually

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

d)

all of these choices

7.

The best synonym for chronological order is

a)

arrangement

b)

alphabet

c)

urban

d)

sequence

8.

The word creditor is

a)

a noun because it describes a thing

b)

a noun because it describes a place

c)

a noun because it describes a person

d)

a noun because it describes an idea

9.

If something is credible, it can be

a)

doubted

b)

produced

c)

completed

d)

believed

10.

The denotation of the word bankruptcy is

a)

negative

b)

positive

c)

unable to pay what you owe

d)

a spending plan or budget

11.

The prefixes COM, CON, and SYN all mean

a)

with

b)

end

c)

not

d)

into

12.

Asian elephants are an endangered species. The word endangered as used in the sentence is

a)

an adjective because it describes a noun

b)

an adverb because it describes a verb

c)

a noun because it describes an idea

d)

a verb because it is an action

13.

The denotation of the word endangered is

a)

negative

b)

positive

c)

in danger

d)

dangerous

14.

When you compare you automatically

a)

stare

b)

contrast

c)

share

d)

contradict

15.

The connotation for the term charitable volunteer is

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

willful giver

d)

good

16.

Sean got a drone for his birthday. He flew it over the house and crashed it into a tree.

Drone in this sentence is a

a)

verb

b)

adverb

c)

adjective

d)

noun

17.

PED/POD is to ______ as MAN/MANU is to ______.

a)

feet, hands

b)

hands, feet

c)

feet, head

d)

leg, foot

18.

The word part CENT in century means

a)

one

b)

ten

c)

one hundred

d)

one thousand

19.

The word part EX as in exit means

a)

out

b)

under

c)

go

d)

leave

20.

The child scribbled on the paper.

The word part SCRIB means

a)

rite

b)

graph

c)

write

d)

right

21.

Word parts that mean earth are

a)

geo and bio

b)

bio and terra

c)

terra and geo

d)

terra and bio

22.

Which word describes what you do if you go ahead with plans even though something may have gotten in the way?

a)

recede

b)

proceed

c)

diversify

d)

revert

23.

If someone was held captive and then set free, what happened to them?

a)

maneuvered

b)

manacles

c)

emancipation

d)

mandate

24.

There were so many of these at the basketball championship that the arena was sold out!

a)

spectators

b)

dictators

c)

inspectors

d)

injectors

25.

This is what you do if you leave something out.

a)

admit

b)

remit

c)

import

d)

omit

26.

What do you need to get from a doctor before you can get medicine?

a)

subscription

b)

manuscript

c)

prescription

d)

prediction

27.

If someone can be believed then they are described as being _____.

a)

incredible

b)

credible

c)

credit

d)

credulous

28.

Finish this analogy: good is to bad as _____ is to _____.

a)

benign is to malignant

b)

benefit is to malaria

c)

malignant is to benign

d)

benefit is to malfeasance

29.

Name the scientist who studies living things.

a)

biographer

b)

geologist

c)

biologist

d)

geographer

30.

If you've broken a bone, then you'll likely be told by a doctor that you have done this to the bone.

a)

factor

b)

faction

c)

fractured

d)

refracted

31.

When you see lava burst out of a volcano, what is happening?

a)

disruption

b)

rupture

c)

junction

d)

eruption

32.

The storm ruined the front porch so the family will need to do this to it.

a)

construct

b)

reconstruct

c)

structure

d)

destruction

33.

Melissa is very friendly towards people. What is she considered to be?

a)

sociopath

b)

unsocial

c)

socialite

d)

social

34.

A wild animal that is about to attack will need someone to quickly to this to it.

a)

restrain

b)

strain

c)

restriction

d)

strainer

35.

Anything that comes from under the ground or lives under the ground is described as this.

a)

extraterrestrial

b)

mediterranean

c)

terra cotta

d)

subterranian