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6th Six Weeks G/L Roots and Idioms

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

rupt

a)

Latin for to break

b)

Greek for to break

2.

bene is Latin for

a)

bad

b)

good

c)

awesome

d)

horrible

3.

struct

a)

Greek for to build

b)

Latin for to build

4.

mal

a)

Greek for bad

b)

Latin for bad

5.

The Greek root cycl

a)

throw

b)

to break

c)

circle, wheel, round

d)

love

6.

to blow the whistle

a)

tattle, tell on someone

b)

set a limit

c)

keep quiet

7.

to keep quiet

a)

blow the whistle

b)

draw the line

c)

get cold feet

d)

bite your tongue

8.

to decide you've had enough of something

a)

bite your tongue

b)

get cold feet

c)

fall upon deaf ears

d)

draw the line

9.

to get under one's skin

a)

love

b)

crawl

c)

annoy

d)

nervous

10.

to take charge, face conflict or difficult task

a)

to blow the whistle

b)

take the bull by the horns

c)

butter someone up

d)

be the boss

11.

a task that is easily accomplished

a)

get cold feet

b)

hear a peep

c)

piece of cake

d)

take it with a grain of salt

12.

jealous

a)

green with envy

b)

feeling blue

c)

caught red handed

d)

eagle eyed

13.

snake in the grass

a)

behaving in a silly way

b)

a person that is trustworthy

c)

to flatter or compliment

d)

a deceitful or untrustworthy person

14.

an idea worth thinking about

a)

see eye to eye

b)

eat my words

c)

food for thought

d)

keep your nose clean

15.

photo

a)

self

b)

light

c)

time

d)

circle

16.

auto

a)

to see

b)

to hear

c)

self

d)

to write

17.

micro

a)

big

b)

throw

c)

new

d)

small

18.

tele

a)

love

b)

heat

c)

distance

d)

fear

19.

What is, black, white and red all over?

a)

a penguin with a sunburn

b)

an embarrassed zebra

c)

a chocolate sundae with ketchup

d)

all the above

20.

What color was George Washington's white horse?

a)

Grey

b)

Black

c)

Brown

d)

White