Vocabulary U3W3
Digging it up or getting it out of the earth.
What is unearthed?
These were the two inventions that helped the community.
What is pot-in-pot and loofah?
This word means a difficult problem or choice to be made.
What is dilemma?
An informational text that informs the reader about a particular topic.
What is nonfiction?
This is the big/main idea of the text. Also the most pressing issue we face today.
What is shortage of clean water?
When you are alone.
What is solitude?
This is the climate that the pot-in-pot needs in order to work properly.
What is hot/arid/dry climate?
An _____ idea, action, or object is the first one.
Ex: She suddenly realized that her _____ response was incorrect.
What is initial?
A fictional story that takes place in the past during a significant time.
What is Historical Fiction.
Water that is dirty and has human/animal waste.
What is contaminated water?
Showing cleverness or skillfulness.
What is ingenuity?
This was the organization that helped grow and experiment with the loofah.
What is cooperative?
This is when you choose a person to accomplish a task.
What is designates?
A story that could happen in real life, but the plot and characters are fictional.
What is Realistic Fiction?
This is taking a toll on Earth's environment.
What is increasing number of people on the planet?
In large quantities.
What is abundant?
This is the material that prevents heat and cold from escaping or entering something.
What is insulation?
This word means "best or most appropriate."
What is optimal?
Writing that has a musical rhythm and expresses the author's emotion.
These two major causes play a role in the shortage of water, sometimes it affects specific regions more than others.
What is climate change and pollution?
The rate at which a person or company makes or does something.
What is productivity?
This term is to describe how the loofah has multiple purposes/uses.
What is versatile?
When you are ____, you are woken up from sleep or rest.
What is roused?
Stories passed from orally from generation to generation.
What is folktales?
This is the process that extracts salt and other minerals from sea water. This can also help with the water shortage.
What is desalination?