What does the root 'script' mean?

• A. to write
• B. to speak
• C. to read
• D. to draw

Answer: (A)

Recognizing that the root 'script' signals writing is what this item tests. It comes from Latin scribere, to write, which is why many related words—script, manuscript, transcript, describe, inscribe—are all about putting something down in writing. So the best choice is the one that means to write. The other options point to actions tied to different roots: speaking, reading, or drawing, which come from separate word families. In this context, the writing sense is the correct one.