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Roots Sets 7-9

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
1. Sacro
a)
Feelings
b)
Holy
c)
Sit
d)
Twist
e)
Against
2.
2. Tang
a)
Holy
b)
Doctrine
c)
Follow
d)
Touch
e)
Again
3.
3. Dict
a)
Say
b)
Mind
c)
Death
d)
Land
e)
touch
4.
4. Super
a)
Against
b)
On
c)
Over
d)
Around
e)
Man
5.
5. Trans
a)
Out
b)
Into
c)
Turn
d)
Across
e)
Sun
6.
6. Anthropo
a)
Self
b)
Life
c)
Man
d)
Look
e)
Across
7.
7. Sed
a)
Sit
b)
Twist
c)
On
d)
Feelings
e)
Follow
8.
8. Nihil
a)
Nothing
b)
Death
c)
Writing
d)
Down
e)
Over
9.
9. Terr
a)
Say
b)
Nothing
c)
Unknown
d)
Land
e)
Twist
10.
10. Inter
a)
Between
b)
Across
c)
Around
d)
Together
e)
Follow
11.
11. Epi
a)
writing
b)
around
c)
on
d)
against
e)
feeling
12.
12. viv
a)
doctrine
b)
out
c)
man
d)
self
e)
life
13.
13. cogn
a)
unknown
b)
know
c)
self
d)
life
e)
turn
14.
14. re
a)
before
b)
after
c)
again
d)
know
e)
look
15.
15. de
a)
over
b)
again
c)
down
d)
life
e)
writing
16.
16. caco
a)
bad
b)
beautiful
c)
feelings
d)
sound
e)
touch
17.
17. bas
a)
high
b)
low
c)
feeling
d)
know
e)
nothing
18.
18. obit
a)
know
b)
again
c)
death
d)
low
e)
follow
19.
19. sequ
a)
follow
b)
low
c)
know
d)
nothing
e)
death
20.
20. spec
a)
move
b)
follow
c)
holy
d)
look
e)
into
21.
21. path
a)
feeling
b)
low
c)
logic
d)
into
e)
follow
22.
22. ism
a)
doctrine
b)
feeling
c)
free
d)
nothing
e)
in
23.
23. exculpate
a)
free from blame
b)
witty comment
c)
to change form
d)
man-centered
e)
inward looking
24.
24. declaim
a)
free from blame
b)
speak rhetorically
c)
change form
d)
touchable
e)
passing remark
25.
25. terra incognita
a)
unknown land
b)
knowing everything
c)
an intelligent person
d)
beautiful land
e)
swift reply
26.
26. supersede
a)
swift reply
b)
speak rhetorically
c)
bad sound
d)
replace
e)
free from blame
27.
27. epigram
a)
witty comment
b)
swift reply
c)
man-centered
d)
bad sound
e)
lively
28.
28. heliotropic
a)
man-centered
b)
sun-following
c)
inward looking
d)
change form
e)
lively
29.
29. nihilism
a)
passing remark
b)
ascribing feelings to things
c)
small space
d)
belief in nothing
30.
30. interstices
a)
small space
b)
lifeless
c)
calm
d)
glasses
31.
31. retort
a)
lifeless
b)
lively
c)
swift reply
d)
calm
32.
32. tangible
a)
calm
b)
lifeless
c)
touchable
d)
believable
33.
33. anthropomorphic
a)
man-shaped
b)
sun-following
c)
servilely following
d)
passing remark
34.
34. inanimate
a)
lively
b)
lifeless
c)
replace
d)
calm
35.
35. abase
a)
to lower
b)
to transform
c)
to replace
d)
to raise
36.
36. Introspective
a)
Lively
b)
Lifeless
c)
Inward looking
d)
Belief in nothing
37.
37. Sacrosanct
a)
Holy
b)
Bad sound
c)
Evil
d)
Touchable
38.
38. Obiter dictum
a)
Transformed
b)
Passing remark
c)
Witty comment
d)
Swift reply
39.
39. Obsequious
a)
Not loyal
b)
Servilely following
c)
Holy
d)
Small space
40.
40. Sedate
a)
Small spaces
b)
Lively
c)
Lower
d)
calm
41.

The behavior of the sunbathers was akin to that of ________________ organisms.

a)

geotropic

b)

heliotropic

c)

nocturnal

d)

photosynthetic

42.

In the novel, the sun came out just as the protagonist found hope. This is an example of…

a)

Irony

b)

Foreshadowing

c)

Pathetic fallacy

d)

Metaphor

43.

Her reputation was built on her remarkably clever __________.

a)

Soliloquies

b)

Epiphanies

c)

Retorts

d)

Paradoxes

44.

The boy is so fond of his toy car that he doesn't see it as the _____________ item it truly is.

a)

Animate

b)

Inanimate

c)

Living

d)

Sentient

45.

Every type of _________ is inhabited, from lush, tropical rainforests to barren, icy tundras.

a)

Epigram

b)

Cognition

c)

Obiter dictum

d)

Terrain

46.

I enjoy the feel of a(n) ___________ newspaper in my hands rather than reading the news on a digital screen.

a)

Tangible

b)

Abstract

c)

Ephemeral

d)

Discordant

47.
47. To many, the preacher of our church is a(n) ___________ individual who should never be criticized.
a)
inanimate
b)
cacophony
c)
sacrosanct
d)
nihilistic
48.

When the rain started, water seeped into the gaps and ________________ of the pavement.

a)

Epigrams

b)

Interstices

c)

Cacophony

d)

Anthropology

49.
49. My father was saddened to find out from the newspaper’s _______________ that his childhood friend died.
a)
Epigrams
b)
Retorts
c)
Obituaries
d)
Cognition
50.

The ___________ clamor of the market was overwhelming.

a)

melodious

b)

cacophonous

c)

soothing

d)

harmonious