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Etymology Test #1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the best definition for the word "etymology"

a)

words

b)

origins of words

c)

the study of the origins of words

d)

suffixes add meaning to words

2.

We have a test today and I am ___________.

a)

incomprehensible

b)

unprepared

c)

ineligible

d)

unwanted

3.

Where did English come from? Choose all that apply.

a)

Conquest of other nations

b)

Immigration

c)

Emigration

d)

Cultural trends and fashions

4.

What is the birthplace of most English words? Choose all that apply

a)

Ancient Rome

b)

Ancient Greece

c)

Ancient Ireland

d)

The Celts

5.

What nation had the first written language in the western world?

a)

Rome

b)

France

c)

U.S.A.

d)

Greece

6.

This Greek word means "star"

a)

Star

b)

Giant

c)

Astro

d)

Sun

7.

What language was spoken in Ancient Rome?

a)

Roman

b)

Latin

c)

Greek

d)

English

8.

The Romans conqered

a)

just Greece

b)

Athens

c)

Most of Europe

d)

Latin America

9.

The Latin word "stratum" eventually became the English word ______

a)

Stratusphere

b)

Car

c)

Street

d)

Hiking

10.

We get the word for a truly toxic boyfriend or girlfriend from the Greek story of

a)

Narcissus

b)

Athena

c)

Zeuss

d)

Artemis

11.

If something is below the standard it is

a)

gross

b)

substandard

c)

unstandard

d)

instandard

12.

if someone is not religious, they are

a)

unreligious

b)

irreligious

c)

uncomplicated

d)

incomprehensible

13.

the suffix "ian" in the word "musician" means that a musician is _________.

a)

an agent of music

b)

a detective of music

c)

a musician

d)

cool

14.

The prefix "re" means

a)

never

b)

tomorrow

c)

again

d)

before

15.

if you separate yourself from what is happening in your life, ignore your classes, and stare off into the distance, you are in the process of

a)

disassociating

b)

unassociating

c)

reassociating

d)

subassociating

16.

if "archy" means "a form of government" then "anarchy" means

a)

without government

b)

the best government

c)

the opposite of government

d)

all governments

17.

I'm obsessed with the ______________, ghost and demons and stuff.

a)

supercede

b)

supernatural

c)

superfluous

d)

super

18.

If you are wearing slides to school you are dressed

a)

well

b)

unproperly

c)

improperly

d)

superproperly

19.

the prefix "sub" means (choose all that apply)

a)

under

b)

above

c)

less than

d)

more than

20.

Please don't bring ____________ to school.

a)

edibles

b)

homework

c)

intelligence

d)

oedipals