Greek Roots Quiz

Which word means an irrational fear of spiders?

• Graphobia

• Chronophobia

• Hyperphobia

• Arachnophobia

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What does the root "graph" in "autograph" suggest?

• Fear

• Writing

• Time

• Excessive

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

If someone is described as "hyperactive," what does the "hyper" root imply?

• Fearful

• Slow

• Over, above

• Writing

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Which word refers to the study of historical records to establish the dates of past events?

• Graphology

• Chronology

• Hypergraphy

• Phobology

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What does the root "phob" in "claustrophobia" suggest?

• Writing

• Time

• Fear

• Excessive

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Which word means a written account of someone's life?

• Biography

• Hypergraph

• Chronograph

• Phobigraphy

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What does the root "chron" in "synchronize" imply?

• Fear

• Writing

• Time

• Excessive

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Which word describes an extreme or irrational fear of heights?

• Acrophobia

• Bibliography

• Hyperchronic

• Graphophobia

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What does the root "hyper" in "hypertension" suggest?

• Writing

• Time

• Fear

• Over, above

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Which word refers to the fear of confined spaces?

• Chronophobia

• Claustrophobia

• Hyperphobia

• Graphophobia

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4