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🎯Quiz Roots 8: Speech

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the root "voc" mean?

a)

warn

b)

call

c)

opinion

d)

sign

2.

Which word means "to say or read aloud"?

a)

pronounce

b)

design

c)

admonish

d)

paradox

3.

The root "dox" is related to which of the following?

a)

praise

b)

sign

c)

call

d)

warn

4.

Which word is derived from the root meaning "warn, remind"?

a)

admonish

b)

signal

c)

vocation

d)

dictate

5.

What does the root "sign, signi" mean?

a)

opinion

b)

sign, make, seal

c)

call

d)

say, speak

6.

Which word is related to the act of declaring something publicly?

a)

announce

b)

design

c)

paradox

d)

vocation

7.

The word "dictator" comes from a root meaning:

a)

sign

b)

say, speak

c)

warn

d)

opinion

8.

Which of the following words is associated with the root meaning "opinion, praise"?

a)

paradox

b)

signal

c)

vocation

d)

announce

9.

If someone receives a "premonition," what are they experiencing?

a)

A warning or feeling about something before it happens

b)

A public declaration

c)

A call to a profession

d)

A sign or symbol

10.

Which word would best fit in the sentence: "The teacher gave an ________ about the upcoming test"?

a)

announce

b)

announcement

c)

pronunciation

d)

paradox

11.

If you "dictate" a letter, what are you doing?

a)

Writing it in code

b)

Saying it aloud for someone else to write

c)

Designing a new format

d)

Giving a warning

12.

Which word would you use to describe a person who is called to a particular profession?

a)

vocation

b)

paradox

c)

signal

d)

admonish

13.

If a symbol is used to represent something, which root does it relate to?

a)

sign, signi

b)

mon

c)

voc

d)

dox

14.

Which word would best complete the sentence: "The coach ________ the players to work harder"?

a)

pronounced

b)

admonished

c)

signaled

d)

dictated

15.

A person who is "orthodox" in their beliefs is most likely to:

a)

Follow traditional or established opinions

b)

Warn others of danger

c)

Call out loudly

d)

Design new things

16.

Which of the following best explains the relationship between "announce" and "pronounce"?

a)

Both involve making something known or clear through speech

b)

Both are related to giving warnings

c)

Both are related to designing something

d)

Both mean to praise someone

17.

Given the roots, which word would you use to describe a situation that seems self-contradictory but may be true?

a)

paradox

b)

vocation

c)

signal

d)

dictator

18.

If a "signal" is used in communication, what is its primary function based on its root meaning?

a)

To serve as a sign or indication

b)

To warn someone

c)

To call someone

d)

To express an opinion

19.

How does the root "mon" connect the words "admonish" and "premonition"?

a)

Both involve warning or reminding

b)

Both involve calling out

c)

Both involve making a sign

d)

Both involve giving praise

20.

If you were to create a new word using the root "dict," what might it mean if you combined it with "auto-" (meaning self)?

a)

To speak or say to oneself

b)

To warn oneself

c)

To praise oneself

d)

To sign oneself