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Writing Systems Quiz

Authored by Hannah Thornton

Mathematics

5th Grade

CCSS covered

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Writing Systems Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is Cuneiform?

One of the earliest writing systems

An early alphabet

A pictorial writing system

A logographic system

Tags

CCSS.L.K.5A

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When were Egyptian Hieroglyphs developed?

800 BCE

1050 BCE

3000 BCE

3200 BCE

Tags

CCSS.L.K.5A

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.W.2.3

CCSS.W.3.3C

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the Phoenician Alphabet represent?

Syllables

Sounds

Objects and ideas

Words

Tags

CCSS.RF.K.1B

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which alphabet added vowels to the Phoenician alphabet?

Arabic Script

Greek Alphabet

Roman Alphabet

Cuneiform

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the basis for many modern alphabets?

Phoenician Alphabet

Chinese Characters

Roman Alphabet

Egyptian Hieroglyphs

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of system are Chinese Characters?

Pictorial

Cursive

Logographic

Alphabetic

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does Arabic Script primarily represent?

Syllables

Vowels

Consonants

Words

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2D

CCSS.L.K.2C

CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

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