Root Word Quiz
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The text structure of this passage is ________ order. It presents information on Abraham Lincoln from his birth to his death.
A. chronological
B. alphabetical
C. cause/effect
D. problem/solution
What does the root bio mean?
A. life
B. to throw or toss
C. to speak
D. health
Geo means _______
A. Earth or rock
B. All science
C. Life
The meaning of “hydro” is
A. earth
B. water
C. life
D. air
The root word “graph” means:
A. to color
B. to see
C. to write, written
The root word “graph” means
A. draw, write, record
B. to cast or throw
C. idea, speech, reason
D. essay/novel
A microscope, periscope and telescope are all instruments used to
A. hear
B. see
C. smell
D. taste
What is a prefix?
A. word part in the middle
B. word part at the end
C. root word
D. word part at the beginning
Auto
A. self
B. value
C. matically
D. equal
The prefix “dis” means:
A. before
B. after
C. cause to
D. not, opposite of
a person’s signature
A. automobile
B. autograph
C. autoselect
D. automatic
Hydrophobia is
A. fear of water
B. fear of snakes
C. fear of animals
D. fear of France
What does chron mean?
A. Time
B. Space
C. Plants
D. Heat
A _____________ studies the Earth.
A. biologist
B. podiatrist
C. geologist
D. archeologist
The story of a real person’s life written by another person.
A. biology
B. biohazard
C. biography
a text written by a person about his/her own life
A. autograph
B. automobile
C. autobiography
D. automatic
The root word “scope” means:
A. to hear
B. to feel
C. to see
D. mouthwash
A science that deals with things that are alive, such as plants and animals.
A. antibiotic
B. biology
C. biography
A root word is:
A. the base of the word that we can add prefixes and suffixes to
B. a suffix at the end of a word part
C. a prefix at the beginning of a word part
D. an unknown word
What does the word microscope mean?
A. A tiny scope
B. A device used to see small things
C. A device used to see small things
D. A tiny creature
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