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AUTO-
Fill in the Blank
Multiple Choice
Word Meanings
100

To move or control something

What is manipulate

100

This is your own handwritten signature.

What is autograph

100

I got a __________ at the nail salon today.

What is manicure

100

Which word means to turn a job over to a machine or computer?

A) autopilot • B) automatic • C) automate • D) autobiography

What is C (automate)

100

The root word "auto" means this.

What is self

200

Doing something by hand

What is manual

200

To make a process run by itself with little or no help.

What is automate

200

This toy doesn’t work with batteries — it’s __________.

What is manual

200

Which word means to move something skillfully or carefully?

A) manuals • B) maneuver • C) manipulate • D) manual

What is B (maneuver)

200

The root word "man" means this.

What is hand

300

This word means a clever or planned movement or action.

What is maneuver

300

A book someone writes about their own life.

What is autobiography

300

The magician could __________ the cards so well, no one noticed.

What is manipulate

300

Which word means someone’s signature?

A) autobiography • B) autopilot • C) automatic • D) autograph

What is D (autograph)

300

A "manual" job means you're using these.

What is your hands

400

Taking care of your nails by trimming, filing, and polishing.

What is manicure

400

A system that flies an airplane by itself.

What is autopilot

400

I had to do the whole project __________ because the computer broke.

What is manually

400

Which word means to control something (often in a tricky way)?

A) manicure • B) manually • C) maneuver • D) manipulate

What is D (manipulate)

400

A robot that does a job by itself is this.

What is automated or automatic?

500

Doing something by hand, without using a machine.

What is manually

500

Working by itself without needing someone to start it each time.

What is automatic

500

You need good skills to __________ a remote-controlled car.

What is maneuver

500

What word describes a system that runs a vehicle by itself?

A) autopilot • B) automatic • C) autobiography • D) autograph

What is A (autopilot)

500

Writing about yourself = auto + bio + graph. What do they mean together?

What is writing about your own life?

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