Grade 5 ELA Practice Test: Greek and Latin Roots and Affixes
- Greek and Latin Roots and Affixes
- 10 questions
- 12 minutes
Ten questions on roots such as tele, port and struct and on common prefixes and suffixes. Tip: split the word into parts, find the meaning of each part, then put them back together.
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Question 1
The Greek root tele means "far." Which word names a tool for looking at things that are far away?
Correct answer: B
Tele (far) + scope (look at) = a tool for seeing far-off things like planets. A microscope is for looking at very small things that are close.
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Question 2
The Latin root rupt means "break" or "burst."
The scientists watched from a safe distance as the volcano began to erupt.
What does erupt mean in this sentence?
Correct answer: D
E- means "out," and rupt means "burst," so erupt means "burst out." Shaking may happen before an eruption, but it is not what the word means.
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Question 3
The Latin root port means "carry." Which word means "able to be carried"?
Correct answer: A
The suffix -able means "able to be," so portable means "able to be carried." A porter is a person who carries bags, not a thing that can be carried.
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Question 4
Marta misread the sign and got off the bus one stop too early.
What does misread mean?
Correct answer: C
The prefix mis- means "wrongly," so Marta read the sign wrongly, which is why she got off at the wrong stop. Re-, not mis-, would mean "again."
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Question 5
The Latin root aqua means "water." Which word most likely describes animals that live in water?
Correct answer: A
Aquatic contains the root aqua, so aquatic animals live in water. Arctic also starts with a and names a place, but it has nothing to do with water.
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Question 6
The Greek root auto means "self," and graph means "write." What is an autograph?
Correct answer: B
Something written by the person themselves is their own signature, as when a fan asks an author for an autograph. The car choice confuses auto with automobile.
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Question 7
The fearless firefighter climbed the ladder to the third floor.
What does fearless mean?
Correct answer: C
The suffix -less means "without," so fearless means "without fear." Full of fear would be fearful, which uses the suffix -ful.
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Question 8
The Latin root struct means "build." Which word means "to build again after being destroyed"?
Correct answer: D
Re- (again) + con (together) + struct (build) gives "build again." Destruct means the opposite: to destroy.
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Question 9
The Greek root phon means "sound." Which word is most closely connected to sound?
Correct answer: B
A symphony is a long piece of music, and its root phon means "sound." Photograph looks similar, but photo means "light."
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Question 10
Before the movie came out, the class watched a short preview online.
What does preview mean?
Correct answer: C
The prefix pre- means "before," so a preview shows part of something before it is released. A second look would use re-, as in review.
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