Grade 6 ELA Practice Test: Greek and Latin Roots
- Greek and Latin Roots
- 10 questions
- 12 minutes
Ten questions on Greek and Latin roots that appear in science, math and everyday words. Tip: when a word looks hard, cover the prefix and suffix and look for a root you already know.
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Question 1
The Greek root chron means "time."
Write the events of the story in chronological order.
What does chronological mean?
Correct answer: A
Since chron means "time," chronological order is the order in which events happened. ABC order is called alphabetical order.
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Question 2
The Greek root bio means "life," and -logy means "study of." What is biology?
Correct answer: D
Bio (life) + -logy (study of) = the study of living things. The study of the stars is astronomy.
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Question 3
The Greek root therm means "heat."
For the winter camping trip, Kai packed thermal gloves.
What are thermal gloves designed to do?
Correct answer: B
The root therm means "heat," so thermal gloves hold in heat and keep hands warm. Waterproof gloves would keep hands dry.
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Question 4
The Latin root dict means "say."
The coach's prediction about the score turned out to be correct.
What is a prediction?
Correct answer: C
Pre- (before) + dict (say) = something said before it happens. A rule or a cheer does not "turn out to be correct."
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Question 5
The Latin root bene means "good" or "well."
The new park will benefit the whole neighborhood.
What does benefit mean in this sentence?
Correct answer: D
Since bene means "good," to benefit is to do good for someone, or help. Annoy is close to the opposite.
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Question 6
The Greek root geo means "earth," and graph means "write" or "describe." Which word names the subject that describes the earth's places, land and people?
Correct answer: A
Only geography combines geo (earth) with graph (describe). A biography describes a person's life, since bio means "life."
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Question 7
The Latin root spect means "look" or "watch."
Thousands of spectators filled the stadium.
Who are the spectators?
Correct answer: C
The root spect tells you that spectators are people who watch the event. The players take part in the game; they are not the audience.
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Question 8
The Greek root hydr means "water," and the prefix de- means "remove" or "take away."
Runners can become dehydrated on hot days.
What does dehydrated mean?
Correct answer: B
De- (take away) + hydr (water) describes a body that has lost too much water. Being tired can happen too, but it is not what the word means.
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Question 9
The Latin root aud means "hear."
The speaker's voice was barely audible over the wind.
What does audible mean?
Correct answer: A
Aud (hear) + -ible (able to be) = able to be heard. "Barely audible" means people could hardly hear it.
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Question 10
The Greek root poly means "many," and gon means "angle." Which is the best description of a polygon?
Correct answer: B
A polygon is a closed shape with many sides and angles, like a pentagon or hexagon. A shape with exactly three sides is a triangle, which is only one kind of polygon.
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