1. Applying Root Meanings

2. Practice Question 1 What is the root word shown in the picture? A. auto B. audi C. tele D. therm

3. Practice Question 2 What is the root word shown in the picture? A. bene B. graph C. omni D. photo

4. Practice Question 3 What is the root word shown in the picture? A. tele B. hydro C. graph D. chrono

5. Practice Question 4 You are assigned to read a passage in class. The passage contains words from the root word therm. Words that are included in the paragraph are: thermometer, thermostat, thermos, and thermal energy. Using the root, therm, what do you predict the paragraph is about? A. The paragraph would be teaching about space. B. The paragraph would be teaching about water. C. The paragraph would be teaching about earth. D. The paragraph would be teaching about heat.

6. Practice Question 5 You are assigned to read a passage in class. The passage contains words from the root word bene. Words that are included in the paragraph are: beneficial, beneficiary, and benefit. Using the root, bene, what do you predict the paragraph is about? A. The paragraph would be teaching about the positive aspects of recycling.. B. The paragraph would be teaching about the negative aspects of recycling. C. The paragraph would be teaching about how it feels to recycle. D. The paragraph would be teaching about how to carry recycling materials.

7. Practice Question 6 A student is taking the OAA. They encounter a passage where the author uses the following words: phonograph, telephone, and phonics. What is one strategy that this student could use to figure out the meaning of all four words? A. The student could think that all of the words have the root phon and know that means feel. They could figure out that all the words have something to do with feelings. B. The student could think that all of the words have the root phon and know that means sound. They could figure out that all the words have something to do with sound.

8. Practice Question 7 Think about the word telegraph. You have learned what each word part means. Which of the definitions listed below supports the meaning of telegraph? A. Something hot that you can feel B. Something written sent far away C. Something on earth that can be carried D. Something good about your self

9. Practice Question 8 Think about the word geothermal. You have learned what each word part means. Which of the definitions listed below supports the meaning of geothermal? A. good water B. life on earth C. heat stored within the earth D. heat you can feel

10. Practice Questions 9 - 10 Think about the root word bio. The root word bio means life. Write 2 new words containing bio. Then write the meaning of the two words containing bio. (4 points) Think about the root word auto. The root word auto means self. Write 2 new words containing auto. Then write the meaning of the two words containing auto. (4 points)