Language and Writing Quiz

What does the root "graph" mean?

• Light

• Writing

• Sound

• Movement

What is an autobiography?

• A book about a person's life written by someone else

• A book about a person's life written by that person

• A list of books used in a report

• A mapmaking process

Match the following descriptions with their correct terms.

• Phonograph

• A section of writing

• Paragraph

• A device that records sound

• Bibliography

• A person's own signature

• Autograph

• A written list of books

What is a bibliography?

• A book about a person's life

• A list of all the books used in a report or book

• A mapmaking process

• A device that records movements of the earth

What is a biography?

• A book about a person's life written by that person

• A book about a person's life written by someone else

• A list of books used in a report

• A section of writing

What is cartography?

• The writing involved in making maps or charts

• A section of writing

• A device that records sound

• The use of light to record an image

What is a homograph?

• A word that sounds the same as another word

• A word written the same way as another word but with a different meaning

• A section of writing

• A device that records movements of the earth

What is a paragraph?

• A section of writing with a topic and concluding sentence

• A list of books used in a report

• A device that records sound

• A mapmaking process

What is a phonograph?

• A device that records movements of the earth

• A device that turns writing on records into sound

• A section of writing

• The use of light to record an image

What is photography?

• The use of light to record an image using a camera

• A device that records sound

• A section of writing

• A mapmaking process