WorksheetsQUIZIZZ Greek/Latin Roots 1-8 & 1-9
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
What does the root auto- mean?
Hand
Self, same
Thought
Movement
What does the root man- mean?
Machine
Thought
Hand
Self
What is an autobiography?
A story about someone else’s life
The story of a person’s life written or told by that person
A fictional story about life
A biography written by multiple people
What is an autograph?
A written message from a friend
The signature of a famous person, written in that person’s writing
A handwritten note
A signed contract
What does it mean to automate something?
To stop using machines
To operate something using machines rather than humans
To fix something manually
To create something by hand
What does automatic mean?
Done with thought and effort
Done without thought, working or operating by itself
Done with someone’s help
Not working at all
What is autopilot?
A device that steers a ship or plane instead of a person
A machine that moves by itself
A setting on a car that keeps it running
A mechanical way of thinking
What does maneuver mean?
To stay in the same place
To move to a desired position using strategy or skill
To move without planning
To stop moving altogether
What is a manicure?
A treatment for the hands that includes massages
A treatment for the fingernails, including trimming and polishing
A treatment for the feet and toes
A surgical procedure
What does it mean to manipulate something?
To move something carelessly
To handle or operate skillfully with the hands
To break something by hand
To move something by machine
What is a manual?
A guidebook with instructions
A story about someone’s life
A written report
A novel about machines
What does manually mean?
Done with machines only
Done by hand, rather than by machine
Done automatically
Done using a remote control
What is an anagram?
A sentence with perfect grammar
A word or phrase formed by rearranging the letters in another
A section of writing
A type of drawing
What does calligraphy refer to?
A type of diagram
Beautiful hand lettering
A way of writing messages electronically
The rules of language
What is a diagram?
A written set of rules
A drawing that shows different parts of something and how they work
A form of handwriting
A type of graph used in math
What are graphics?
Written rules for creating sentences
Images or drawings
Beautiful handwriting
Words spelled the same but with different meanings
What is graphite most commonly used for?
Creating images
Pencil lead
Measuring earthquakes
Writing messages
What does grammar refer to?
Words spelled the same but with different meanings
A set of language rules used to create phrases and sentences
A beautiful style of handwriting
A mineral used in pencils
What is a homograph?
Words that are spelled the same but have different meanings
Words that sound the same but are spelled differently
A graph showing relationships between data
A paragraph about a specific topic
What is a paragraph?
A drawing of how things work
A section of writing, usually connected by ideas
A set of rules for language
A way to send messages
What is a seismograph used for?
Sending messages through wires
Measuring the strength of an earthquake
Drawing diagrams
Writing paragraphs
What is a telegram?
A modern form of communication
A message sent by telegraph wire
A graph that shows earthquake data
A beautifully written letter
