"Stand Up or Be Conquered" Roots Quiz

What is the Latin root of the word "consistent" and what does it mean?

• sistere - to stand

• victor - to conquer

• statuere - to establish

• sisto - to stop

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

The word "persistence" shares a root with which other word?

• province

• conviction

• insist

• victor

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

What does the Latin root "stat" in "status" and "static" mean?

• to conquer

• to stand

• to move

• to change

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Which word comes from a Latin root meaning "to conquer"?

• consistent

• stationary

• victor

• stature

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

The word "conviction" contains the prefix "con-". What does this prefix mean in this context?

• against

• with

• before

• after

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which Latin term is synonymous with the English word "province"?

• Regio

• Imperium

• Civitas

• Urbs

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Which of the following words does NOT share a root with the others?

• status

• stature

• stationary

• victor

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

The root "sist" in "insist" means what?

• to stand

• to speak

• to move

• to stop

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

What is the meaning of the Latin root "vinc" in "conviction"?

• to stand

• to conquer

• to speak

• to move

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

The word "stationary" shares a root with which other word?

• victor

• conviction

• status

• province

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A