This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Vocabulary > Root Words And Affixes – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Root Words And Affixes Quiz 3 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the meaning of-ist? A) One who. B) Degree. C) Position held. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) One who. 2. Another word for pedestal is A) Base. B) Floor. C) Table. D) Counter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Base. 3. Tennessee's caves form a topography of sinkholes, sinking streams, underground drainage, and springs. In the passage, topography most likely has to do with A) The behavior of animals. B) The dangers of the dark. C) The poor water quality. D) The features of a place. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The features of a place. 4. The store specializes in cutlery, such as forks and knives, that has unique designs. Which type of context clue is being used? A) Antonym. B) Synonym. C) Example. D) Definition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Example. 5. Several children helped pick up litter off the sidewalk as part of an after-school project. Although their intentions were appreciated, stuffing only one trash can to the top proved to be a misguided effort. A strong wind came along and scattered the trash everywhere. In the passage, the word misguided means A) Carefully led. B) Well thought out. C) Badly directed. D) Not full of success. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Badly directed. 6. Affixes A) Are a type of root word. B) Come before a root word. C) Come after a root word. D) Include both prefixes and suffixes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Include both prefixes and suffixes. 7. Pedestrians should look both ways before crossing the street A) Crosswalks. B) Walkers. C) Stoplights. D) Parrots. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Walkers. 8. The word "Poly-cyclical" means A) Many circles. B) Single shapes. C) Multi-views. D) Iron wheel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Many circles. 9. Which word contains a word root that means "believe" ? A) Dictionary. B) Genesis. C) Dormant. D) Credential. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Credential. 10. Define the root word "ced" A) Throw. B) Go, yield. C) Speak, say. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Go, yield. 11. What is the meaning of-logy? A) Area of knowledge. B) Capable of. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Area of knowledge. 12. She expressed strong commitment towards the project. The root word of commitment is ..... A) Ommit. B) Commit. C) Ment. D) Com. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Commit. 13. What is the meaning of omni? A) Life. B) All. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) All. 14. What is the meaning of the Greek root word 'hydro'? A) Water. B) Fire. C) Earth. D) Air. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water. 15. Which Latin root word means 'to speak'? A) Voc. B) Write. C) Aud. D) Log. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Log. 16. What is the prefix in the word 'disagree'? A) Dis. B) Disagree. C) Re. D) Ag. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dis. 17. What is the meaning of colorful in paragraph 1? A) Without color. B) Not colored. C) Able to be colored. D) Full of colors. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Full of colors. 18. Telling what a word means within the sentence is an example of what type of context clue? A) Antonym. B) Synonym. C) Example. D) Definition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Definition. 19. Which of the words below uses the prefix un-the way it is used in the word unknown? A) Understand. B) Uncle. C) Unfair. D) Uniform. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unfair. 20. The best way to locate a suffix is to look for a word part that A) Shows the word can be a new word. B) Shows the word's central meaning. C) Is added to the end of the word root. D) Is added to the beginning of the word root. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is added to the end of the word root. 21. ROOT WORDS AND AFFIXES It is IMPOSSIBLE to finish the book in a day or two. What is the prefix in the word impossible? A) Possible. B) Ble. C) Im. D) Poss. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Im. 22. The payment of our insurance is done biannually. The word biannually means ..... A) Twice a month. B) Thrice a year. C) Twice a year. D) Thrice a month. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Twice a year. 23. Which affixes mean "without" A) A-and im-. B) -cy and ex-. C) Ex-and inter-. D) Anti-and ex-. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A-and im-. 24. Earth's biosphere includes the air that people breathe, the land on which they live, the rocks that cover the land, and the water that covers much of the earth's surface. Using your knowledge of Greek and Latin roots, what is the meaning of the word biosphere in the passage above? A) Any self-regulating system. B) The part of the earth where life exists. C) A polluted part of the earth. D) The earth's crust. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The part of the earth where life exists. 25. What does the root word therm mean? As used in such words as:thermal or thermometer? A) Temperature. B) Fever. C) Heat. D) Underwear. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Heat. 26. What is the meaning of cred? A) Feeling. B) Believe or trust. C) Failure. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Believe or trust. 27. What is the meaning of man-? A) Foot. B) Hand. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hand. 28. What part of the word "geology" is the word root? A) Ge. B) Geo. C) Geolo. D) Ogy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Geo. 29. Devon is the oldest, and he knows what it's like to be the big brother. As the patriarch of his family, Devon's father would go out of town to work and provide for his family, so Devon decided to help out more around the house. Using your knowledge of Greek and Latin roots, what is the meaning of the word patriarch in the passage above? A) Father of the family. B) A family member. C) An acquaintance. D) Mother of the family. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Father of the family. 30. What does the suffix-er mean? As used in such words as:bigger or taller? A) State of. B) Act of. C) More. D) Can be. 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