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Greek & Latin Roots Quiz 20

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following root or prefix means against or opposite?
a)
Inter
b)
Com/con/cor
c)
Pre
d)
Contra
e)
tele
2.
Which of the following root or prefix means before?
a)
Inter
b)
Com/con/cor
c)
Pre
d)
Contra
e)
tele
3.
Which of the following root or prefix means far?
a)
Inter
b)
Com/con/cor
c)
Pre
d)
Contra
e)
tele
4.
Which of the following root or prefix means across?
a)
Inter
b)
Com/con/cor
c)
Pre
d)
Contra
e)
tele
5.
Which of the following root or prefix means together?
a)
Inter
b)
Com/con/cor
c)
Pre
d)
Contra
e)
tele
6.
Based on what "inter-" means, what does the word "interact" mean?
a)
A) To act alone
b)
B) To act between or with others
c)
C) To act against others
7.
Based on what "com-" means, what does the word "combine" mean?
a)
A) To separate
b)
B) To put together
c)
C) To argue
8.
Based on what "pre-" means, what does the word "preview" mean?
a)
A) To review something after it happens
b)
B) To view something before it happens
c)
C) To view something at the same time
9.
Based on what "contra-" means, what does the word "contradict" mean?
a)
A) To agree with
b)
B) To speak against or oppose
c)
C) To describe
10.
Based on what "tele-" means, what does the word "telecommunication" mean?
a)
A) Communication over a short distance
b)
B) Communication in person
c)
C) Communication over long distances
11.

Based on what "inter-" means, what does the word "international" mean?

a)

C) Against nations

b)

B) Between or among nations

c)

A) Within a single nation

12.

What do we call an opposite or different fact, event or situation?

a)

contrary

b)

pedicure

c)

podiatrist

d)

contradict

13.

What do we call someone or something that has the same job or purpose as another?

a)

counteract

b)

pedestrian

c)

podiatrist

d)

counterpart

14.

What do we call something that is made to look like an exact copy of something else in order to trick people?

a)

counterfeit

b)

pedicure

c)

contrary

d)

pedometer

15.

the break between parts of a play....

a)

intermission

b)

interim

c)

transform

d)

translate

16.

a period of time between events....

a)

intervene

b)

intermission

c)

transform

d)

interim

17.

What does the prefix tele mean?

a)

sound

b)

light

c)

distance

d)

write or draw

18.

What is a teleprompter?

a)

an off-camera device that displays a magnified script for performers to read from

b)

communication between minds

c)

to transport across space and distance instantly

d)

a television broadcast

19.

What is telepathy?

a)

a long tv program broadcasted to raise money for charity

b)

communication between minds by ways other than the normal senses

c)

a photograph taken with a long-focus lens

d)

an instrument used to make distant objects appear closer

20.

What is a photograph taken with a long-focus lens called?

a)

telephoto

b)

telescope

c)

telethon

d)

telepathy

21.

This is something you do before the actual event takes place.

a)

precaution

b)

preparation

c)

preview

d)

premature

22.

This is a syllable or group of syllables added to the beginning of a word to alter its meaning.

a)

suffix

b)

prefix

c)

infix

d)

postfix