Students decode unfamiliar words from root clues. Part A has four multiple-choice questions about rupt meaning break in disrupt, geo plus graph in geography, and identifying the carry-root word. Part B has five fill-in-the-blank problems about aud as hear for audience, using roots to decode unknown words, and tele plus vis in television.
Decoding brand-new words using known roots is the core payoff of root study — and the most direct measure of whether learning has transferred.
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Greek and Latin Roots
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. If "rupt" means "to break," what does the word "disrupt" most likely mean?
A) To fix something
B) To break apart or interrupt
C) To carry away
D) To build quickly
2. The word "geography" contains "geo" (earth) and "graph" (write). Geography is the:
A) Study of life
B) Writing about the earth
C) Self-study of distance
D) Building of maps
3. Which word contains the root meaning "to carry"?
A) Telegram
B) Structure
C) Portable
D) Autograph
4. A student sees the word "biographer" for the first time. Using roots, it most likely means:
A) A person who studies far places
B) A person who writes about someone's life
C) A self-building machine
D) A tool for seeing small things
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. The root "aud" means to hear, so an audience is a group that listens .
2. Knowing roots helps you figure out unfamiliar words without a dictionary.
3. The word "television" combines "tele" (far) and "vis" meaning to see .
4. A word family is a group of words that share the same root .
5. The root "dict" means to say, so a dictionary is a book of words and meanings.
Greek and Latin Roots
★ Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. If "rupt" means "to break," what does the word "disrupt" most likely mean?
A) To fix something
B) To break apart or interrupt
C) To carry away
D) To build quickly
2. The word "geography" contains "geo" (earth) and "graph" (write). Geography is the:
A) Study of life
B) Writing about the earth
C) Self-study of distance
D) Building of maps
3. Which word contains the root meaning "to carry"?
A) Telegram
B) Structure
C) Portable
D) Autograph
4. A student sees the word "biographer" for the first time. Using roots, it most likely means:
A) A person who studies far places
B) A person who writes about someone's life
C) A self-building machine
D) A tool for seeing small things
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1) The root "aud" means to hear, so an audience is a group that listens .
2) Knowing roots helps you figure out unfamiliar words without a dictionary.
3) The word "television" combines "tele" (far) and "vis" meaning to see .
4) A word family is a group of words that share the same root .
5) The root "dict" means to say, so a dictionary is a book of words and meanings.
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