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4 Roots and Strategies for Decoding Terms Online Quiz Questions

Use this free practice quiz with 20 questions to review 4 Roots and Strategies for Decoding Terms, test your knowledge, and prepare for your next test or exam.

20 questions

Written response

1 point

According to the root table, what body organ does hepat/o refer to?

True or false

1 point

A combining vowel usually helps connect word parts without adding meaning of its own.

A
True
B
False

Choose one

1 point

After reading an unfamiliar medical term as a whole, which feature does the decoding strategy recommend checking next?

A
Identify the root before reading the whole term.
B
Look for a suffix at the end of the term.
C
Assume the first letters are a prefix.
D
Skip the suffix and begin by combining the roots.

Written response

1 point

What is a word root joined to a combining vowel called?

Fill in the blank

1 point

In osteitis, the suffix means inflammation.

True or false

1 point

A medical term may contain more than one root and may have no prefix or suffix.

A
True
B
False

Fill in the blank

1 point

In pericarditis, the prefix peri- means the heart.

Choose one

1 point

After checking a term's suffix and any prefix, what should a learner do next in the decoding strategy?

A
Check whether the term has a combining vowel and stop there.
B
Identify the root or roots.
C
Define the term without considering its word parts.
D
Assume the root must be at the beginning of the term.

Choose all

1 point

Select all the root-and-body-part pairings that are correct.

A
hepat — liver
B
derm — skin
C
oste — bone
D
gastr — intestine

Choose all

1 point

Select all the accurate statements about the word parts in gastroenteritis.

A
The suffix -itis means inflammation.
B
The root gastr refers to the stomach.
C
The root enter refers to the intestine.
D
The o links the roots in gastr/o/enter.

Choose one

1 point

Which root appears in nephrology and names the kidney?

A
nephr
B
hepat
C
neur
D
oste

Choose one

1 point

Which statement correctly distinguishes a word root from a combining form?

A
A root carries a term’s basic meaning; a combining form is that root joined to a combining vowel.
B
A root is a prefix, while a combining form is a suffix.
C
A combining form is a root with a prefix attached.
D
A root is always a complete medical term.

Written response

1 point

In the combining form gastr/o, what body part does the root gastr name?

True or false

1 point

True or false: Every medical term contains both a prefix and a suffix.

A
True
B
False

Choose one

1 point

You have read an unfamiliar medical term and checked its ending for a suffix and its beginning for a prefix. According to the decoding strategy, what should you do next?

A
Decide that the term has no meaning unless it contains a prefix.
B
Replace the suffix with a combining vowel.
C
Identify the root or roots.
D
Assume the first group of letters is the root.

Written response

1 point

What does the suffix -itis mean in the medical-term examples?

Choose one

1 point

Using the word parts given in the material, which meaning best fits gastroenteritis?

A
A procedure involving the stomach and intestine.
B
Inflammation of the stomach and intestines.
C
A condition of nerves near the stomach.
D
Inflammation around the heart.

Choose one

1 point

A learner identifies peri- as “around,” cardi as “heart,” and -itis as “inflammation” in pericarditis. Which interpretation combines these parts as described in the material?

A
Inflammation of the membrane around the heart.
B
Inflammation of the heart and intestines.
C
A procedure around the heart.
D
A condition of the skin around the heart.

Choose one

1 point

While decoding a term, you recognize a familiar sequence of letters but are unsure whether it functions as a word part in this term. What is the best next step?

A
Treat every familiar sequence of letters as a root.
B
Assume every term follows the same simple pattern.
C
Ignore the surrounding topic once a suffix is identified.
D
Check whether the interpretation fits the context and consult a reliable reference if uncertain.

Open ended

1 point

A clinician uses the term osteitis. Explain what the term indicates by identifying the body part and the condition described by its word parts.