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Quiz: Idioms, Roots, and Affixes Wk. 18-22

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Fill in the blank: The phrase 'once in a blue moon' means something that ______.

a)

happens frequently

b)

doesn’t happen very often

c)

is very common

2.

What is the meaning of the idiom 'beat around the bush'?

a)

Avoiding talking about the truth

b)

Something that doesn’t happen very often

c)

Extremely happy.

3.

What is the meaning of the idiom 'hit the nail on the head'?

a)

To get something exactly right

b)

Study very hard

c)

Extremely happy

4.

Fill in the blank: When someone is feeling _______, they might say they are 'on top of the world.'

a)

Sad

b)

Extremely happy

c)

Tired

5.

What is the meaning of the idiom 'hit the books'?

a)

Something that doesn’t happen very often

b)

Avoid talking about the truth

c)

Study very hard.

6.

What does the root “chrono” mean?

a)

big

b)

time

c)

sure

7.

What does the root "mega" mean?

a)

big

b)

time

c)

sure

8.

What does the root 'vac' mean?

a)

empty

b)

big

c)

sure

9.

What does the root "cert" mean?

a)

time

b)

sure

c)

big

10.

What does the root 'domin' mean?

a)

master

b)

empty

c)

big

11.

What does the prefix 'semi-' mean?

a)

away

b)

half

c)

having characteristics of

12.

What does the prefix 'dis-' mean?

a)

away

b)

superlative adjective

c)

half

13.

What does the suffix '-ous' mean?

a)

having qualities of

b)

away

c)

superlative adjective

14.

What does the suffix "-est" mean?


a)

superlative adjective


b)

away

c)

having qualities of

15.

What does the suffix "-ic" mean?

a)

away


b)

having characteristics of 

c)

half