Vocabulary Words
This word means an exact or true measurement.
approximate
accurate
exact
What is accurate?
I like pizza.
Is this a statement or a claim?
What is statement?
What does the root word "anti" mean?
Against or opposite
Identify the subject in the following sentence.
That road is very dangerous.
That road or road
In an expository essay what are you writing to do?
To argue
To explain
To persuade
To explain
She wanted to _________ getting her degree.
avoid
accomplish
abolish
What is accomplish?
Our planet is in a galaxy called the Milky Way.
Is this a statement or a claim?
What is a statement?
What does the root word "bio" mean?
Life
Identify the predicate in the following sentence.
Joe rides past the donut shop every morning and grabs a donut.
Simple: rides
Complete: rides past the donut shop every morning and grabs a donut.
Write three examples of text features:
Captions, chart, headings, glossary, index, photographs, table of contents, map, sidebars, heading, subheading, title, bold words, italicized words, illustrations, timelines.
What does the word announce mean?
To make known or declare
Is the below statement an argument?
I like to read books from the horror genre.
No.
The root word "auto" means self. Define the word automobile using the word self in your definition.
You CANNOT say car, truck, or any type of vehicle!
Self moving/self driving
The class pet was a hamster.
What is the predicate in this sentence?
was or was a hamster
Correct the following sentence:
i cood fill there stairs from miles awey.
(There are 6 errors).
I could feel their stares from miles away.
The ________ height of the roller coaster was about 20 feet.
accurate
approximate
approval
What is approximate?
Is the below statement an argument?
School should be a four day wee, it would give us more time with our families in the weekend.
Yes.
The root word "spect" means...
To see
Identify the subject in this sentence.
Mary, Jill, and Sue rode their bikes to school through the snow.
Mary, Jill, and Sue
Choose the word that is spelled correctly:
beleive
evrything
captain
Captain
What does the word approval mean? (You cannot use the word approval in your definition).
Giving a positive sign that you like or agree with something
Is the below sentence a claim or a statement?
We should have the opportunity to move around during PBIS field days and not just stay in one place.
Claim
Choose the word below that best fits in the sentence.
In ________ I should have gone to school today, the teacher brought donuts for the class.
a. retrospect
b.reverse
Idenitfy the predicate.
Mom asked me to bring her the papers off the counter.
asked or asked me to bring her the papers off the counter
What are the three types of reasoning?
Inductive, abductive, deductive