Vocabulary Pretest:  Greek and Latin Roots
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Which word relates to the study of the history of words?

  • Science
  • Geology
  • Etymology (correct)
  • Anthropology
  • Which word describes a machine that records and plays back sounds?

  • Cacophony
  • Xylophone
  • Auditorium
  • Phonograph (correct)
  • What is a structure or system of channels that carries water?

  • Marina
  • Aqueduct (correct)
  • Hydrant
  • Aquifer
  • Which term describes something that occurs or is repeated in cycles?

    <p>Cyclical</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What refers to the part of an activity where someone is assessed for their skills?

    <p>Audition</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is described as a place where boats are kept?

    <p>Marina</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following words relates to the study of the earth's structure?

    <p>Geology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    If you have a hydrophobia, what might you fear?

    <p>Water</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which word is NOT associated with the root relating to water?

    <p>Mnemonic</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which word does NOT relate to 'seeing' or 'hearing'?

    <p>Memorabilia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which word is LEAST related to the concept of circles or going around?

    <p>Egocentric</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which word is most associated with sound?

    <p>Phonics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is most associated with 'remembrance'?

    <p>Memorabilia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which option does not directly relate to being self-involved?

    <p>Omniscience</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which word relates most directly to the study of religion?

    <p>Theology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which word is LEAST related to the idea of motion or movement?

    <p>Memorandum</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which word is derived from the root relating to 'writing' or 'drawing'?

    <p>Calligraphy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which word relates to 'time' from the list?

    <p>Contemporary</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which word, which means to pull someone or something away, is derived from the root meaning 'to pull'?

    <p>Detract</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which word best relates to 'a place of refuge or shelter'?

    <p>Hospital</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term indicates a 'written account of one's own life'?

    <p>Autobiography</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which word fits best with the root referring to 'name'?

    <p>Homonym</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term, describing 'the act of moving something', is most closely associated with the root relating to 'to move'?

    <p>Movement</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which word from the list is most closely related to something that is 'not permanent'?

    <p>Temporary</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which word shares a root meaning 'place'?

    <p>Locale</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following words is associated with time?

    <p>Temporal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of these words relates to the concept of 'one'?

    <p>Monologue</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of these options is most related to the idea of ‘many’?

    <p>Plural</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which word relates to the concept of 'two'?

    <p>Bicycle</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which word is most associated with a written work?

    <p>Scripture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term relates to the study of living things?

    <p>Biology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following words is associated with movement?

    <p>Locomotion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term describes a lens that corrects for only one eye?

    <p>monocle</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term best describes something that has many aspects or features?

    <p>multifaceted</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of these options describes something occurring every two years?

    <p>biennial</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which choice refers to something that uses a single color?

    <p>monochrome</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which word describes a situation where one entity has sole control over a market?

    <p>monopoly</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which word is constructed using a prefix meaning 'one'?

    <p>Unison</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term is associated with the concept of 'many' rather than 'two'?

    <p>Polygon</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following words uses a prefix that means 'both' or 'around'?

    <p>Amphibious</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Identify the word that contains a prefix denoting 'life'.

    <p>Biosphere</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which word is associated with a single performance, rather than multiple?

    <p>Solo</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term uses a prefix indicating 'large' or 'great'?

    <p>Megalopolis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Unit 1: Just Add Water

    • Words related to water and water-based activities
    • Key terms include: marina, aquarium, hydrant, aquatic, marine, aqueduct, hydroelectric, maritime, aquifer, dehydrate,
    • Additional words: marinade, mermaid, mariner, aqueous, aquaculture, aquamarine

    Unit 2: All Eyes and Ears

    • Words related to sight, hearing, and sound
    • Key terms include: visualize, vista, visionary, audible, audition, audience, auditorium, cacophony, xylophone, phonograph,
    • Additional words: auditory, audio, vision, video, visible, visual, saxophone, telephone, phonetic, phonics, symphony

    Unit 3: I Just Gotta Know!

    • Words related to memory, history, and science
    • Key terms include: memoir, memorialize, memorable, memento, geology, anthropology, etymology, science, conscience, conscientious,
    • Additional words: memory, memorize, memorial, memorandum, memorabilia, biology, theology, omniscience

    Unit 4: Around We Go

    • Words related to cycles, shapes, and locations
    • Key terms include: cycle, cyclical, cyclone, circumference, circuit, circumstance, circumvent, central, concentric, eccentric
    • Additional words: center, egocentric, cyclops, cyclist, cyclotron, circulatory, circumnavigate, circumscribe

    Unit 5: Express Yourself!

    • Words related to communication, writing, and language
    • Key terms include: dictate, contradict, edict, autobiography, telegram, calligraphy, graphic, inscription, transcript, prescription
    • Additional words: autograph, monograph, localize, relocate, locomotion, locale, conscious

    Unit 6: A Time and A Place

    • Words related to time, location, and historical periods
    • Key terms include: chronological, chronically, chronicle, chronograph, temporary, contemporary, location, local, allocate, dislocate, localize
    • Additional words: chronic, chronology, temporal, contemporaneous, tempo

    Unit 7: I Like To Move It, Move It!

    • Words related to movement, action, and impact
    • Key terms include: mobile, motivation, motive, tractor, detract, contract, attention, extend, tension, contentious
    • Additional words: mobilize, movement, locomotion, demote, attraction, traction, distract, intensity, pretense

    Unit 8: And Your Name Is?

    • Words related to names, identity, and origins
    • Key terms include: hospital, hospitable, homonym, synonym, antonym, anonymous, acronym, pseudonym, hostile, hostage
    • Additional words: hostile, hostess, hospice, inhospitable, hostility

    Unit 9: Life, Light & Love

    • Words related to living organisms, light, and philosophical ideas
    • Key terms include: biology, biodegradable, biography, photography, photosynthesis, photon, Philadelphia, philanthropist, philosophy, bibliophile
    • Additional words: bionic, biosphere, biological, biopsy, biorhythm, photocopy, telephoto, photogenic, philharmonic, philter

    Unit 10: The More the Merrier

    • Words related to multiple things, quantities, and sizes
    • Key terms include: plural, pluralism, multiply, multidisciplinary, polygon, polytheistic, multitude, multimedia, megalopolis, Megalosaurus, pluralist
    • Additional words: plus, polymer, polyester, myriad, multifaceted, multipurpose, megaphone, megalith, megalomania

    Unit 11: 1 is the Loneliest Number

    • Words relating to singular or single items
    • Key terms include: monologue, monotone, monotonous, unison, unicorn, unify, unique, solitude, solo, solar
    • Additional words: unit, unity, union, unilateral, monocle, monopoly, monochrome, monarchy, monogram, monastery, sole, solitary, solstice

    Unit 12: It Takes Two

    • Words related to pairs, opposites, and dual concepts
    • Key terms include: bicycle, bilingual, biannual, duet, duplex, dual, ambidextrous, ambivalent, ambiguous, amphibious, duplicate, duel, duplicity, bicentennial
    • Additional words: bicuspid, binocular, billion, bilateral, bifocal, biennial, amphibian

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