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Greek and Latin Roots

Quiz by Jesus Gomez

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  • Q1
    What does the Latin root "spect" mean?
    to look
    talk
    stare
    investigate
    45s
  • Q2
    What does the Latin root "struct" mean?
    create
    to be born
    origin
    to build
    45s
  • Q3
    What does the Latin root "tele" mean?
    to look
    to see
    to transport
    far away
    30s
  • Q4
    What does the Greek root "vis" mean?
    to build
    to see
    far away
    to look
    30s
  • Q5
    Which word best completes the following sentence: Ralph needed ________________ to see the movie
    visor
    spectator
    inspect
    spectacles
    45s
  • Q6
    Which word best completes the following sentence? The ________________ in the stadium stood up and cheered as the football team entered the field.
    insepctors
    spectators
    investigators
    people
    45s
  • Q7
    What does the word supervise mean in the following sentence-The manager supervised the new employees, so that he could make sure that they were doing their jobs.
    to tell jokes
    to play with
    to watch over
    to look at
    45s
  • Q8
    What does the word construct mean in the following sentence? The tourist watched as the workers constructed the new skyscraper.
    position
    organize
    build
    destroy
    45s
  • Q9
    What does the word inspected mean in the following sentence? The police inspected the crime scene carefully, so that they wouldn't miss an important piece of evidence.
    examined carefully
    examined quickly
    worked quickly
    finished early
    45s
  • Q10
    What does the word telescope mean in the following sentence? Ashlyn studied Mars through the telescope.
    device for making small objects appear larger
    a device used for communicating with people
    a device used for transporting objects quickly.
    device used for making faraway objects appear larger
    45s

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