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STAAR Foreign Vocabulary---Greek, Latin, German, French, Spanish

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does 'carpe diem' mean?

a)

Seize the day

b)

In good faith

c)

Let the buyer beware

2.

What is the English equivalent of the German 'gesundheit'?

a)

this for that

b)

eating outdoors

c)

bless you

3.

What is the meaning of 'bona fide'?

a)

Good faith; the original

b)

By head or hand

c)

Seize the day

4.

Which is an example of déjà vu?

a)

a feeling that you've experienced something before

b)

having a private conversation in a coffee shop

c)

making the most of every moment

5.

What does 'mano a mano' mean?

a)

Head to head

b)

Hand to hand

c)

Step for two

6.

What is the literal meaning of 'karate'?

a)

Empty hand

b)

Already seen

c)

Good health

7.

Which word is used to describe a private conversation between two people?

a)

Pas de deux

b)

Tête-à-tête

c)

Alfresco

8.

What does 'hubris' describe?

a)

A wish of good health

b)

Arrogance or exaggerated pride

c)

An intricate dance for two

9.

What is the meaning of 'quid pro quo'?

a)

"this for that"

b)

buyer beware

c)

seize the day

10.

What does dining "alfresco" mean?

a)

enjoying one's meal

b)

eating by the menu; individual items

c)

eating outdoors

11.

When might you consider "caveat emptor"?

a)

when you are fighting in combat

b)

when you are buying a used car

c)

when you dine outdoors because the weather is nice

12.

If you only wanted the fries

instead of the meal deal that includes the hamburger, fries, and a drink,

you would order what instead?

a)

alfresco

b)

carte blanch

c)

a la carte

13.

Someone who does not like change and wants to keep everything the same

would want to keep everything ________

a)

per capita

b)

tete a tete

c)

status quo

14.

Peter Parker's ________ is Spiderman.

a)

alma mater

b)

alter ego

c)

hubris

15.

At one point in Russian history, the government spent more money

on nuclear weapons ____ than the US spent.

a)

per capita

b)

cart blanche

c)

mano a mano

16.

______ implies “what goes around comes around,”

or “do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”

a)

quid pro quo

b)

deja vu

c)

karma

17.

If you want to ironically tell someone to eat a very bad meal, you would say, _____

a)

bon appetit

b)

carpe diem

c)

gesundheit

18.

Where someone graduated from is called their ____.

a)

carte blanche

b)

hubris

c)

alma mater

19.

Giving someone a signed blank check with the amount left blank

implies that you completely trust that person to make decisions,

which means you gave them ____.

a)

bona fide

b)

carte blanche

c)

a la carte

20.

As a metaphor, _______ might describe any complicated interactions

between two people or groups,

like the give-and-take between Democrats and Republicans in Congress,

but it literally means a dance or "step for two."

a)

pa de deux

b)

quid pro quo

c)

mano a mano