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Root Words sec/sect, simil/simul, solv/solu

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

What does the root “sec/sect” mean?

a)

To bind

b)

To cut or separate

c)

To solve

d)

To build

2.

Which word contains the root “sec/sect”?

a)

Section

b)

Simulate

c)

Resolve

d)

Solvent

3.

What is the meaning of “simil/simul”?

a)

To loosen or free

b)

To cut or separate

c)

To resemble or be like

d)

To explain

4.

Which word means “similar in appearance”?

a)

Secant

b)

Simile

c)

Solution

d)

Sectional

5.

Which of the following is derived from the root “solv/solu”?

a)

Solution

b)

Simulation

c)

Sectional

d)

Segregate

6.

What does the word "dissolve" mean, based on the root “solv/solu”?

a)

To separate from

b)

To explain clearly

c)

To build together

d)

To loosen or break apart

7.

What is the meaning of the word “simulate”?

a)

To separate or cut

b)

To pretend or imitate

c)

To free or release

d)

To resolve a problem

8.

Which word best matches the definition “to separate into parts”?

a)

Segregate

b)

Simulate

c)

Solvent

d)

Section

9.

Which word means “to make something easier to understand or explain”?

a)

Dissolve

b)

Solve

c)

Simulate

d)

Similar

10.

What does the word “insect” mean, based on the root “sec/sect”?

a)

A small, resembling creature

b)

A solution to a problem

c)

A creature with segmented body parts (cut into sections)

d)

A type of simulation

11.

Which of the following words is related to the root “simil/simul”?

a)

Similar

b)

Section

c)

Solution

d)

Separate

12.

What does the word “separate” mean, based on the root “sec/sect”?

a)

To bring together

b)

To explain or clarify

c)

To cut off or divide

d)

To imitate

13.

Which of the following words means "to make free or loosen"?

a)

Solvent

b)

Sectional

c)

Simulate

d)

Simile

14.

Which word contains the root “solv/solu” and means “to loosen or unfasten”?

a)

Solution

b)

Resolve

c)

Solve

d)

Dissolve

15.

Which word means “having the same appearance or characteristics as something else”?

a)

Segmented

b)

Solve

c)

Sectioned

d)

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