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WorksheetsRoot Word Quiz: Scrib/Script
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The root SCRIB/SCRIPT means:
a)
write
b)
writing
c)
hand
d)
send
2.
a short dedication written in a book or engraved on something, such as a coin or monument
a)
prescription
b)
inscription
c)
manuscript
d)
postscript
3.
a piece of typed or handwritten writing, such as a book
a)
prescription
b)
scribble
c)
manuscript
d)
postscript
4.
P.S.; a short bit of writing added after a letter is finished
a)
prescription
b)
scribble
c)
scribe
d)
postscript
5.
a piece of paper written by a doctor that lets you get medicine at the pharmacy
a)
prescription
b)
scribble
c)
scribe
d)
script
6.
sloppy writing that is hard to read
a)
subscription
b)
scribble
c)
scribe
d)
script
7.
a person who writes things down
a)
subscription
b)
transcribe
c)
scribe
d)
script
8.
a set of papers with writing that will be read and acted out
a)
subscription
b)
transcribe
c)
describe
d)
script
9.
a written agreement to buy and read a magazine or newspaper for a set period of time
a)
subscription
b)
transcribe
c)
describe
d)
inscription
10.
to write down or record; to translate
a)
manuscript
b)
transcribe
c)
describe
d)
inscription
11.
I ordered a new ______________ to Time Magazine so the I would receive the new copy each week in the mail.
a)
subscription
b)
prescription
c)
inscription
d)
transcribe
12.
The court reporter had to ______________ everything the attorneys and witnesses said during the trial.
a)
transcribe
b)
script
c)
describe
d)
scribe
13.
In my letter to the editor I added a _____________ at the end after my signature to remind him to contact me if the letter was published.
a)
postscript
b)
prescription
c)
describe
d)
subscription
14.
The ___________, or dedication inside the book cover was to honor the author's mother.
a)
inscription
b)
postscript
c)
prescription
d)
script
15.
When the Sumerian's invented cuneiform they started using people called __________ to record information on clay tablets.
a)
scribes
b)
scripts
c)
postscripts
d)
prescription
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