The suffix -gram denotes which meaning?

The suffix -gram denotes which meaning?

• A. Instrument for recording
• B. Process of recording
• C. Blood
• D. Record

Answer: (D)

The meaning tested here is what the suffix -gram conveys: a record or a written/resulting depiction. Words with -gram describe something that is produced or recorded, not the tool used to make it. For instance, a sonogram is the image produced by ultrasound, and an electrogram is the electrical recording itself. So the best fit is the idea of a record—the end product you examine after the process has occurred. The other options point to an instrument for recording (which would be -graph), a process of recording, or something unrelated like blood.

The meaning tested here is what the suffix -gram conveys: a record or a written/resulting depiction. Words with -gram describe something that is produced or recorded, not the tool used to make it. For instance, a sonogram is the image produced by ultrasound, and an electrogram is the electrical recording itself. So the best fit is the idea of a record—the end product you examine after the process has occurred. The other options point to an instrument for recording (which would be -graph), a process of recording, or something unrelated like blood.