SOL Review 5.3

SOL Review 5.3

Read the passage first...

Multiple Choice

The word vellum in paragraph 2 most likely means...

• a type of paper

• a printing system

• ancient typewriters

• treated animal hides

Multiple Choice

What does the root script tell you about the meaning of the word manuscript in paragraph 3?

• The word has something to do with men. 

• The word is French in origin. 

• The word is a synonym for another word in the passage. 

• The word has something to do with writing. 

Multiple Choice

To create the most positive connotation, the author should replace the word use in paragraph 3 with

• learn

• embrace

• understand

• a printing plate

Multiple Choice

Which best describes what photolithography means in paragraph 6?

• book manuscripts

• photographs used in books

• a type of printing process

• a printing plate

Multiple Choice

Read the dictionary entry. 

signature /sig-nə- chür/ n. 1. a folded sheet that is one unit of a book 2. a letter or number printed at the bottom of a page of a book 3. a person's name written by that person 4. a characteristic mark such as a logo

What is the definition of signature in paragraph 7?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4