Honors #4 - Stems and Vocabulary

William, a known bibliophile, is often seen at the local library. What does this imply about William?

• William loves or collects books

• William works to uphold democracy

• William has a disorder or disease of the body

• William is related to a royal

Aiden is learning about Greek roots in his English class. If he comes across the root 'phile', which of the following should he associate it with?

• Love

• Government

• Full of

• Mother

Arjun, Maya, and Lily decided to consolidate each of their skills. What did they do?

• to bring together (separate parts) into a single or unified whole; unite, combine

• start a government by the people

• make agreement in feeling, attitude, action

• had qualities like a mother

Charlotte is learning about word roots. She comes across the word root '-ate'. What does '-ate' mean?

• to make

• people

• house

• to be first/ to rule

Grace, Jackson, and Abigail are discussing the type of government in an ancient country. They all agree that it is a government by the people. What is the term for this type of government?

• democracy

• democratic

• dynamic

• kingdom

Elijah is studying political systems and comes across the term '-cracy'. What does '-cracy' stand for in this context?

• rule

• people

• bad

• to be first/ to rule

In a school debate, Samuel argues that the United States is a democratic country. What does he mean by this term?

• a government by the people

• pertaining to or upholding democracy

• an agreement in feeling, attitude, action

• supreme power held by one person

people= ?

• demo

• dyn

• ate

• reg

Rohan and Michael were playing basketball. Which word best describes their playing style if they were "active and forceful" during the game?

• dynamic

• harmonious

• malady

• megalopolis

In an ELA game, Aiden has to find the meaning of the word 'dyn'. What does 'dyn' mean?

• power

• house

• bad

• to be first/ to rule