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Roots: Unit 2-8

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A contradiction is ___________ something.
a)
the opposite of
b)
the same as
c)
in addition to
2.
A synonym for dictate is
a)
ask
b)
command
c)
design
3.
An antonym for revoke is
a)
allow
b)
remove
c)
represent
4.
Dict and voc mean
a)
to read and write
b)
to hear or speak
c)
to say or call
5.
Which of these is not a vocation?
a)
teacher
b)
grandma
c)
doctor
6.
A verdict is usually given
a)
at the grocery store
b)
in a classroom
c)
in court
7.
To advocate is to
a)
sing something
b)
support something
c)
both a and b
8.
Diction relates to
a)
how you walk
b)
how you speak
c)
how you write
9.
Something that is predictable
a)
happens often
b)
is planned in advance
c)
both a and b
10.
Did the judge announce the jury’s _________________ yet?
a)
verdict
b)
predictable
c)
advocate
d)
revoke
e)
invoke
11.
The end of winter is often not as _________________ as we wish.
a)
predictable
b)
advocate
c)
revoke
d)
invoke
e)
contradiction
12.
Mrs. Perry was not afraid to _________________ her opinions.
a)
vocalize
b)
predictable
c)
advocate
d)
revoke
e)
invoke
13.
Ancient warriors _________________ blessings from the god of war before a battle.
a)
invoke
b)
predictable
c)
advocate
d)
revoke
e)
contradiction
14.
Writing letters to city leaders is one way to _________________ for change.
a)
advocate
b)
predictable
c)
revoke
d)
invoke
e)
contradiction
15.
Singers on Broadway need to have proper _________________ while performing.
a)
diction
b)
predictable
c)
advocate
d)
revoke
e)
invoke
16.

My brother has _________________, so he never climbs up to our treehouse.

a)

acrobat

b)

acronym

c)

acrophobia

d)

acrostic

e)

acropolis

17.

NASA is an example of an _________________.

a)

acrobat

b)

acronym

c)

acrophobia

d)

acrostic

e)

acropolis

18.

The _________________ in the circus made some crazy moves on the trapeze.

a)

acrobat

b)

acronym

c)

acrophobia

d)

acrostic

e)

acropolis

19.

If you go to Rome, you will see the _________________.

a)

acrobat

b)

acronym

c)

acrophobia

d)

acrostic

e)

acropolis

20.

In school, children learn how to write _________________ poems.

a)

acrobat

b)

acronym

c)

acrophobia

d)

acrostic

e)

acropolis

21.

the fear of heights

a)

acrobat

b)

acronym

c)

acrophobia

d)

acrostic

e)

acropolis

22.

a person who entertains by performing gymnastics

a)

acrobat

b)

acronym

c)

acrophobia

d)

acrostic

e)

acropolis

23.

a building from an ancient Greek city that was typically built on a hill

a)

acrobat

b)

acronym

c)

acrophobia

d)

acrostic

e)

acropolis

24.

a poem where certain letters in each line form a word or group of words

a)

acrobat

b)

acronym

c)

acrophobia

d)

acrostic

e)

acropolis

25.

a short form of something that uses the initial letters of each word and then is pronounced as one word

a)

acrobat

b)

acronym

c)

acrophobia

d)

acrostic

e)

acropolis