Greek and Latin Root Quiz Flex, Flect- List #16

Master 'flex' and 'flect' roots! Interactive quiz for 6th graders.

A bulletproof vest is designed to do this to a bullet to protect police officers and military personnel. flexor reflect deflect inflexible It is important for ballet dancers to be this. flexible flexor inflexible reflections Your arms and legs have these muscles to allow bending movements. circumflex flexor retroflex reflective Name the angle that bends all the way back beyond the angle of a straight line. reflex circumflex inflective retroflex Something that is bent or turned backward is in what physical state? deflect reflections inflexible retroflex When making a solar cooker, it is important to figure out how to do this to the sun to melt the cheese on your nachos. reflect deflect circumflex flexible Your wrist is able to do this pretty well. circumflex inflex reflex deflect People who have a hard time in yog classes can be described as this. inflexible flexible circumflex deflect Books on tape always use readers who show this in their voices. inflection circumflex deflect reflective Did you see how that mirror bent the light to show the image clearly? What was seen? inflexibility flexor reflex reflection Read each of the following statements, choose the best word to complete each statement. Some people have many mirrors around the house because they love to admire their reflectionStretching every day will help a person who is inflexible become more flexibleThe ballerina was soflexible that she could lift her leg up to touch her nose.The racket deflected the ball in the wrong direction, so the tennis star lost he match.When light is bent back, it is reflected