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Roots Deci/deca & Centi-/cent

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The word root "cent" means
a)
one hundred
b)
one-hundredth
c)
one-thousand
d)
one-thousandth
e)
tenth
2.
The word root "centi" means
a)
tenth
b)
one-hundred
c)
one-thousand
d)
one-hundredth
e)
one-thousandth
3.
A centennial celebration recognizes a 100th anniversary. The word root "ennial" refers to years. The word root "cent" must refer to
a)
the number of years
b)
one-hundredth
c)
a celebration
d)
an anniversary
4.
Centigrade is an old-fashioned term for the metric temperature system. Now people say "Celsius." In centigrade, 0 degrees is freezing and 100 degrees is boiling. Temperatures between the two were a fraction of 100. The word root "centi" refers to
a)
multiples of 100
b)
fractions of 100 or 1/100ths
c)
multiples of 10
d)
fracitons of 10 or 1/10ths
5.
During the Roman Empire, a centurion was an officer in charge of 100 soldiers. The word root "cent" means
a)
officer
b)
soldier
c)
1/100
d)
100
6.

Define this word: centipede

a)

very grand in size or splendid in beauty

b)

a one hundredth anniversary

c)

some part of a whole based on one hundred parts

d)

a period of one hundred years

e)

a creature with one hundred feet

7.

Choose the word that best completes this sentence:


Our town just had a ___________________ celebration for it's hundredth anniversary!

a)

magnificent

b)

centennial

c)

percentage

d)

century

e)

centipede

8.
The word root "deca" means
a)
ten
b)
one-tenth
c)
one-hundred
d)
one-hundredth
e)
thousand
9.
The word root "deci" means
a)
ten
b)
one-tenth
c)
one-hundred
d)
one-hundredth
e)
thousand
10.

This athletic event is made up of ten different track and field events.

a)

Marathon

b)

Triathlon

c)

Decathlon

d)

Cross Country

11.

A unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter

a)

centimeter

b)

decimeter

c)

kilometer

d)

meter

12.

Over the past _____, Emma saw tremendous changes in her life as she matured.

a)

decadence

b)

decade

c)

centennial

d)

century

13.

My grandmother lived to be 100 years old, and it was amazing to think she had lived for an entire ____.

a)

decade

b)

percent

c)

century

d)

decathlon

14.

A unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter

a)

centimeter

b)

decimeter

c)

kilometer

d)

meter

15.

A number in the base ten system written with a decimal point.

a)

Decimeter

b)

Decimal

c)

Decade

d)

Percent

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