Quiz about latin and greek prefixes 6th grade

Question 1

A prefix is at the _________ of a word.

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beginning

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middle

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end

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letters

Question 2

Geology is the study of rocks and what the _________ is made of.

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earth

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science

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life

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penguins

Question 3

The latin root "audi/aud" means

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hear

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a freaking nice car

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a big room

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star

Question 4

A dictator is a person who__________________.

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rules a country with total authority, often in a cruel or brutal way.

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says the opposite of something.

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makes the decision by a jury.

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the act of speaking words that someone writes down.

Question 5

Chronological means ____________________.

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arranged in the order that things happened or came to be.

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a watch or clock that measures time precisely.

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a reoccuring problem.

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things happening at the same time.

Question 6

To treat something or someone poorly without respect is the word

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degrade

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regress

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graduate

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gradual

Question 7

The natural heat of the earth is known as

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geothermal

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geography

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geologist

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geographic

Question 8

Incredulous means

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not being able or willing to believe something

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incredible

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a person, bank, or company that lends money to someone

Question 9

Which of the following is the best definition of the word "biology?"

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the study of life

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small life

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the study of the earth

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the study of small life

Question 10

Which one of these prefixes does NOT mean "not?"

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sub

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il

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un

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im

Question 11

What is the meaning of the prefix "anti-"?

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against, opposite of

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again

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above,over

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full of

Question 12

Add a prefix to polite to mean not polite.

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impolite

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unpolite

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repolite

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dispolite

Question 13

What does contra most likely mean in the word contradict?

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against

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together

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within

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outside

Question 14

Fill in the blank:
The kind gentleman was __________ of saying a bad thing.

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incapable

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illiterate

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illogical

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imbalance

Question 15

Which prefix means not, or without?

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a-

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iso-

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anti-

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sub-

Question 16

Which prefix means under, below, or less than?

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sub-

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iso-

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a-

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anti-

Question 17

The prefix re- means

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again, back

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together with

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out of, away from, former

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not

Question 18

The prefixes co-, con, and com- mean

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together, with

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not

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again or back

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out of, away from or former

Question 19

The prefixes ex- exo- mean

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out of, away from, former

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together, with

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again, back

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not

Question 20

The prefix that means 'inside' or 'within' is

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end, endo

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iso-

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sub-

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ex, exo

Question 21

This prefix means color...

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chromo

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re

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aqua

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hydro

Question 22

Hydro and Aqua

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These two prefixes mean water...

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These two prefixes mean heat

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These two prefixes mean light

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These two prefixes mean life

Question 23

This prefix means small...

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micro

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sub

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geo

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bio

Question 24

Fidel Castro was the long time dictator of Cuba. What does dictator mean ?

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a ruler with total power over a country

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government

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a person with partial control over the people

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president

Question 25

Layla was a hypocrite because her actions contradicted her words. What does contradict mean here?

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stated the opposite of

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matched

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confirmed

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reflected

Question 26

I have four letters to dictate in the word.

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say or read aloud

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write

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change

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correct

Question 27

Grades are often dictated by effort and skills. ( 2 answers)

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determined by

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controlled by

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cancel

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worded by

Question 28

In the race he took a shortcut which diverted him from the track.

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caused change in course

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sent

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helped him

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caused him to slow down

Question 29

There is a lot of diversity in Los Angeles including the people, food and languages.

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variety

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differences

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same everywhere

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equality

Question 30

It was evident that Josh liked Sarah because he always chose her as his partner in every class.

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obvious

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sad

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normal

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cute

Question 31

Which are abiotic factors ?

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water

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light

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grass

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bacteria and moss

Question 32

After he died it was ordered to perform a biopsy to see the real cause of death. ( 2 answers )

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see what's inside

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type of open surgery or examination of the body

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see outside

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test with questions and answers

Question 33

Mitchelle Obama wrote an autobiography.

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an account of her own life

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book

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novel or story

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a story on her husband and daughters

Question 34

biodiversity means

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variety of life in the world

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life is different

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equality of life in the world

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big lives differ from smaller lives

Question 35

The student showed subversive behavior in school

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below expectations

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above expectations

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equal to expectations

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good

Question 36

abnormally high blood pressure; having blood pressure over what is normal

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hypertension

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hyperthyroidism

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hyperglycemia

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hyperbole

Question 37

macro-

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large

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small

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one

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light

Question 38

hyper

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excessive, above

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less than, below

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tonic

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