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 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. #2 Part A:The root word sane comes from a Latin word that can mean healthy or reasonable. Knowing this, what is the best meaning for the word insane in paragraph 2? A) Very reasonable or healthy. B) The state of being reasonable or healthy. C) Not reasonable or healthy. D) Able to be reasonable or healthy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not reasonable or healthy. 2. This word means to cook in advance. A) Precook. B) Recook. C) Miscook. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Precook. 3. Choose another word from paragraph 1 that has the same suffix as colorful. A) Beautiful. B) Helpful. C) Visible. D) Different. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beautiful. 4. Define this root word "loc" A) Place. B) Throw. C) Yield or go. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Place. 5. What is the meaning of auto-? A) Self. B) Under or below. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Self. 6. Hydr means ..... A) Water. B) Life. C) Heat. D) Measure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water. 7. Use what you know about root words meaning to match the words with the correct definition. Refer to the root word. Monologue A) Catalogue. B) Conversation. C) How high something rises. D) A speech delivered by one person, like an actor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A speech delivered by one person, like an actor. 8. The word "hydrothermal" means A) Straightened earth. B) Cooling air. C) Heated water. D) Moving wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Heated water. 9. Root words are the ..... building blocks of words A) Prefix. B) Suffix. C) Basic. D) Ending. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Basic. 10. Luther will not attend the training today. He is undependable. The word undependable means ..... A) Trusted. B) Unreliable. C) Hardworking. D) Careful. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unreliable. 11. 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. 12. Another word for pedestal is A) Base. B) Floor. C) Table. D) Counter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Base. 13. 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. 14. 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. 15. 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. 16. 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. 17. Pedestrians should look both ways before crossing the street A) Crosswalks. B) Walkers. C) Stoplights. D) Parrots. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Walkers. 18. The word "Poly-cyclical" means A) Many circles. B) Single shapes. C) Multi-views. D) Iron wheel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Many circles. 19. Which word contains a word root that means "believe" ? A) Dictionary. B) Genesis. C) Dormant. D) Credential. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Credential. 20. Define the root word "ced" A) Throw. B) Go, yield. C) Speak, say. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Go, yield. 21. What is the meaning of-logy? A) Area of knowledge. B) Capable of. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Area of knowledge. 22. 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. 23. What is the meaning of omni? A) Life. B) All. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) All. 24. What is the meaning of the Greek root word 'hydro'? A) Water. B) Fire. C) Earth. D) Air. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water. 25. Which Latin root word means 'to speak'? A) Voc. B) Write. C) Aud. D) Log. 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