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Root Words Quiz for Grades 6-7 Week 1

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Maria and Alberto are learning about different root words in their English class. Their teacher asks them, "What does the root word 'ped' mean in English?"

a)

Hand

b)

Foot

c)

Speak

d)

Throw

2.

During a science class, Mael and Maria are learning about root words. Their teacher asks them which root word means "to see" or "to look". Which root word should they choose?

a)

dict

b)

spect

c)

man

d)

ject

3.

During language class, Arianna and Juan are discussing root words. Their teacher asks, "What does the root word 'dict' mean?" What should they answer?

a)

To throw

b)

To say or speak

c)

To look

d)

To walk

4.

Kathy and Oscar are learning about Latin root words in their language class. Their teacher asks, "Which root word comes from the Latin word for 'hand'?"

a)

man

b)

ped

c)

spect

d)

dict

5.

Arianna is helping her younger brother with his homework. He needs to match each root word to what it means:

1. ject
2. ped
3. man
4. spect

a. hand
b. throw
c. foot
d. look

Which is the correct match?

a)

1-b, 2-c, 3-a, 4-d

b)

1-c, 2-b, 3-d, 4-a

c)

1-a, 2-d, 3-b, 4-c

d)

1-d, 2-a, 3-c, 4-b

6.

During a soccer game, Oscar accidentally kicked the ball so hard that it was forced out of the field. Which word best describes what happened to the ball?

a)

predict

b)

eject

c)

inspect

d)

manual

7.

Mia was learning about words with the root "man" (which means "hand") in her language class. Which sentence below correctly uses a word with this root?

a)

The pedestrian crossed the street.

b)

She wrote the letter manually.

c)

The teacher dictated the instructions.

d)

The movie was spectacular.

8.

Mia and Juan are working on a science project and need to carefully check their experiment for any mistakes. Which word means "to examine something closely"?

a)

predict

b)

inspect

c)

eject

d)

pedal

9.

Maria is watching the weather forecast. The meteorologist says it will rain tomorrow. Which word means "to say something will happen before it does"?

a)

predict

b)

inspect

c)

eject

d)

pedal

10.

Maria was learning about root words in class. Her teacher asked her to find a sentence that correctly uses a word with the root "ped." Which sentence should Maria choose?

a)

The manager organized the files.

b)

She used the pedals to ride her bike.

c)

He inspected the machine.

d)

The teacher dictated the lesson.