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8th grade · English Language Arts · Unit 13 of 14

Roots: ast, qui, path, mand, duc

Greek and Latin roots for star, quiet, feeling, order and lead.

What your child practices

Your child uses the roots ast (star), qui (quiet or rest), path (feeling), mand/mend (order) and duc (lead) to work out word meanings.

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) teks student expectation: 8.2(C) · academic words built on the roots ast, qui, path, mand/mend and duc

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. ast means star, qui means quiet or rest, path means feeling.
  2. mand/mend means order, duc means lead.
  3. Find the root, then use the rest of the word and the sentence.

Example: Something “mandatory” is… The root mand means order. If you are ordered to do it, it isn’t optional. Answer: required, as if ordered

Roots: ast, qui, path, mand, duc in Texas

In the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), this is unit 13 of 14 in 8th grade English Language Arts, after Weigh the Evidence and before Analogy, Contrast & Fallacies.

Gradelings describes a child's practice on this unit as Beginning, Approaching, Meeting or Exceeding (Four practice steps). That reflects practice, not a report-card mark: the teacher decides the mark.

Source: Texas Education Agency (TEA)

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    To “deduce” an answer is to…

    • feel it deeply
    • keep it quiet
    • order it to change
    • lead your reasoning to a conclusion

  2. Question 2

    Which word has a root meaning “feeling”?

    • empathy
    • mandate
    • conduct
    • disaster

  3. Question 3

    The root path means “feeling” or “suffering.” “Sympathy” is…

    • a quiet room
    • a fear of stars
    • feeling sorry for someone's trouble
    • an order to obey

  4. Question 4

    The root mand/mend means “order.” A “command” is…

    • a star
    • a feeling
    • a rest
    • an order

  5. Question 5

    To “recommend” something is to…

    • quiet it down
    • lead it away
    • suggest or put it forward as good
    • feel pain about it

  6. Question 6

    Which word does not share a root with the others: command, mandate, demand, conduct?

    • demand
    • mandate
    • conduct
    • command

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