Exploring Latin and Greek Roots: Scrib and Script

What does the root word 'scrib' or 'script' mean?

• Read

• Write

• Listen

• Speak

Who was a scribe in historical context?

• A person who printed books

• A person who copied books by hand

• A person who read books aloud

• A person who sold books

What does 'inscribe' mean?

• To read something aloud

• To print something

• To write or carve into something

• To erase something

What is a 'manuscript'?

• A printed book

• A book written by hand

• A book read aloud

• A book sold in a store

How do most people write their manuscripts today?

• By hand

• Using a typewriter

• Using a computer

• By dictating

What does 'prescribe' mean?

• To write after

• To write without

• To write before

• To write during

What does 'describe' mean?

• To write down what something looks like

• To write across

• To write in

• To write up

What does 'transcribe' mean?

• To write something in

• To write something up

• To write something out

• To write something down