Vocabulary Skills Quiz- root "gram" or "graph"

What does the word "autobiography" mean?

• A story about a fictional character

• A story about a person's life written by another person

• A story about a person's life written by that person

• A collection of poems

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Which word refers to the study of the physical features of the earth?

• Demographic

• Geography

• Hydrograph

• Phonograph

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

What does the prefix "auto-" in "autobiography" mean?

• Water

• Self

• Life

• Sound

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3A

Which of the following is a device used to record sound?

• Thermogram

• Chronograph

• Phonograph

• Telegram

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

What is a "telegram"?

• A type of photograph

• A message sent by telegraph and then delivered in written or printed form

• A detailed map of a specific geographic area

• A book about someone's life

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

The word "hydrograph" would most likely be used in which field?

• Literature

• Music

• Water studies

• Temperature measurement

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

What does the word "thermogram" refer to?

• A recording of temperature patterns

• A recording of sound waves

• A map showing different elevations

• A biography of a famous scientist

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Which word would be used to describe the statistical characteristics of human populations?

• Geography

• Demographic

• Phonograph

• Autobiography

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

What does the suffix "-graph" in "chronograph" suggest about the word's meaning?

• It refers to writing or recording

• It indicates a type of machine

• It suggests a study or field of study

• It means a type of map

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

A "biography" is:

• A fictional story set in a real place

• A story about a person's life written by that person

• A story about a person's life written by another person

• A collection of historical documents

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D