Unit ONE
Which vocabulary word means to put down or to place
What is deposit?
What word means the makeup of something, such as the materials that make up a sculpture?
What is composition?
What word means the ability or potential to do something?
What is capacity?
What has hands but cannot clap?
What is a clock?
What planet is known as the Red Planet?
What is Mars?
Which word is a synonym for terrify?
What is petrify?
Which word means the opposite of permanent?
What is impermanent?
Which word is a synonym for fascinate or hold someone's attention completely?
What is captivate?
What word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?
What is shorter?
What is the largest ocean on Earth?
What is the Pacific Ocean?
A broken machine cannot perform its intended job. Which word describes the machine's condition?
What is inoperable?
Mr. Miller was thankful that his wife was faithful and always by his side. Which vocabulary word best describes his wife?
What is constant?
A student reads a difficult paragraph several times until they fully understand its meaning. Which vocabulary word describes what the student does?
What is comprehend?
If you have three apples and take away two, how many do you have?
Two, because you took two.
What gas do plants absorb from the atmosphere for photosynthesis?
What is Carbon Dioxide?
A business is no longer operating and has permanently closed. Which word best describes the business?
What is defunct?
A student receives a scholarship from a generous donor. Which vocabulary word describes the student in relation to the scholarship?
What is the recipient?
A student claims that a classmate is lazy without checking whether the classmate is struggling with a difficult assignment. Which vocabulary word best describes the student's conclusion?
What is assumption?
A bat and a ball cost $1.10 total. The bat costs $1.00 more than the ball. How much does the ball cost?
The ball costs 5 cents, and the bat costs $1.05.
What ancient civilization built Machu Picchu?
What is The Inca
A student shows kindness and care toward a younger sibling by comforting them when they are upset. Which vocabulary word describes the student's feelings, and what evidence from the situation supports your answer?
What is affection? It means a feeling of fondness, love, or caring for someone, shown through the student's comforting actions.
After a forest fire, only a few trees remain standing among the burned land. Which vocabulary word describes what is left behind, and why?
What is a remnant? It is a small remaining part of something that once existed in a larger amount.
A student confidently tells a new classmate what the teacher will assign tomorrow, even though the teacher has not announced the assignment. The student insists the prediction must be correct. Which word best describes the student's behavior, and why?
What is presumptuous? The student acts with unjustified confidence and assumes they know something without sufficient evidence.
A farmer has 17 sheep. All but 9 run away. How many are left?
What is nine?
Why do we see lightning before hearing thunder?
What is Light travels much faster than sound?