Word Study: milli, centi, kilo - Practice #1

A drop of medicine is usually measured in ____, which is about a small spoonful.

• millimeters

• milliliters

• kilobytes

• kiloliters

The tiny ____, an arthropod, has as many as 1,000 legs, but fewer than its name suggests.

• centipede

• millibar

• millipede

• kilobyte

A unit of length about the size of an ant is called a ____.

• millimeter

• kilometer

• centimeter

• kiloliter

A ____, used to measure pressure in meteorology, can help predict changes in weather.

• millibar

• centimeter

• kiloliter

• kilobyte

The width of your pinky finger is roughly equal to one ____.

• milliliter

• centimeter

• kiloton

• millipede

A large celebration of a country’s 100-year anniversary is called a ____.

• centiliter

• centipede

• centennial

• kilometer

A ____, equal to 1,000 liters, could hold a large amount of water.

• milliliter

• kiloliter

• centimeter

• kilobyte

A ____, equal to 1,000 meters, is about half a mile.

• kilometer

• centiliter

• millimeter

• millibar

A soda bottle holds about 50 ____, which is roughly 5 to 10 spoonfuls per unit.

• centiliters

• millimeters

• kilotons

• kilobytes

A ____, an arthropod with many legs, gets its name from the number 100.

• centennial

• centipede

• millipede

• kilobyte