Express Yourself - Vocabulary Quiz

What is the meaning of the root word 'dict'?

• write

• say, declare

• draw

• record

The root word 'scrib/script' means ____.

• write

• declare

• draw

• speak

Which language is the origin of the root word 'graph/gram'?

• Latin

• Greek

• French

• German

What does the word 'dictate' mean?

• to write

• to speak or read something to a person who writes it down

• to draw

• to record

The word 'contradict' means to ____.

• agree

• say the opposite

• write

• draw

An 'edict' is ____.

• a personal story

• an official order

• a message

• a drawing

The word 'autobiography' refers to ____.

• a person's life story written by that person

• a message sent by telegraph

• a beautiful handwriting

• a written order

A 'telegram' is a message sent by ____.

• email

• telegraph

• phone

• letter

What is 'calligraphy'?

• the art of making beautiful handwriting

• a type of graphic design

• a form of dance

• a musical note.

The word 'graphic' is used to describe something that is ____.

• unclear

• very clear, sometimes unpleasant

• musical

• written