Vocabulary Quiz: Language Skills

What is the art of beautiful handwriting called?

• Typography

• Calligraphy

• Lithography

• Photography

Fill in the blank: A _______ is a written or printed version of material originally presented in another medium.

• Transcript

• Inscription

• Telegram

• Prescription

Which word refers to a message sent by telegraph?

• Autobiography

• Telegram

• Dictate

• Graphic

What is a written or engraved message on a surface called?

• Inscription

• Prescription

• Transcript

• Calligraphy

Fill in the blank: A _______ is a written order from a doctor for a specific medicine.

• Transcript

• Prescription

• Inscription

• Dictate

Which term refers to a person's life story written by themselves?

• Biography

• Autobiography

• Transcript

• Inscription

What does it mean to speak or read aloud for someone else to write down?

• Dictate

• Inscribe

• Transcribe

• Prescribe

Fill in the blank: To _______ means to assert the opposite of a statement made by someone.

• Dictate

• Contradict

• Inscribe

• Prescribe

Which word is associated with visual art, especially involving drawing or design?

• Graphic

• Calligraphy

• Transcript

• Telegram

What is the term for a written or printed version of spoken material?

• Inscription

• Transcript

• Autobiography

• Graphic