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Roots, Prefixes, & Suffixes Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

What does the root 'meter' or 'metr' mean?

a)

Air

b)

Pressure

c)

Measure

d)

Circle

2.

What is a barometer used for?

a)

Measuring the diameter of a circle

b)

Measuring air pressure and predicting weather changes

c)

Calculating the perimeter of a yard

d)

Examining people's eyes

3.

What does the word 'diameter' refer to?

a)

The quality of symmetry

b)

The outside edge of an area

c)

The profession of examining eyes

d)

The distance through the center of a circle or sphere

4.

What profession is related to 'optometry'?

a)

Predicting weather changes

b)

Drawing circles

c)

Measuring air pressure

d)

Examining people's eyes

5.

What does 'perimeter' mean?

a)

The profession of examining eyes

b)

The quality of symmetry

c)

The distance through the center of a circle

d)

The outside edge of an area or surface

6.

What does 'symmetry' refer to?

a)

The distance through the center of a circle

b)

The outside edge of an area

c)

The profession of examining eyes

d)

The quality of having two sides that are the same or very close in size, shape, and position

7.

What does the prefix 'pre-' mean?

a)

Pressure

b)

Before

c)

After

d)

Measure

8.

What does the prefix 'post-' mean?

a)

Pressure

b)

Measure

c)

Before

d)

After

9.

What does 'precaution' mean?

a)

Something that came before something else

b)

A statement about what will happen in the future

c)

Deciding to do something at a later time

d)

Something done to prevent harm or trouble in the future

10.

What does 'forecast' mean?

a)

Deciding to do something at a later time

b)

Something that came before something else

c)

Something done to prevent harm or trouble

d)

A statement about what will happen in the future

11.

What does 'antebellum' refer to?

a)

Occurring in the southern United States before the Civil War

b)

Something done to prevent harm or trouble

c)

Deciding to do something at a later time

d)

A statement about what will happen in the future

12.

What does 'antecedent' mean?

a)

Occurring in the southern United States before the Civil War

b)

Something that came before something else and may have influenced or caused it

c)

Deciding to do something at a later time

d)

A statement about what will happen in the future

13.

What does 'postpone' mean?

a)

A statement about what will happen in the future

b)

Occurring in the southern United States before the Civil War

c)

Something that came before something else

d)

To decide that something planned will be done at a later time

14.

Which word refers to the total length of the lines that form a shape?

a)

Perimeter

b)

Optometry

c)

Diameter

d)

Symmetry

15.

Which word refers to the quality of having two sides that are the same or very close in size, shape, and position?

a)

Barometer

b)

Diameter

c)

Perimeter

d)

Symmetry