2nd Grade
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My friend lives in a rural area with lots of farms. What does rural mean?
In the countryside, not in town.
Florida is an example of a peninsula. You can go to the ocean on the east, the west, and the south of the state! What is a peninsula?
A landform with water on 3 sides.
There is a tariff, or tax, on cars and other vehicles that come from other countries. What does tariff mean?
The climax of the story, where the hero escaped the explosion, was so exciting! What is a climax?
The most exciting or important part of something.
That river is so polluted that no fish can live there anymore. There's just trash and oil floating on the water. What does pollute mean?
To contaminate something making it harmful or poisonous.
My other friend lives in an urban area where there are lots of big buildings and many people. What does urban mean?
In a city.
I love looking up at the stars trying to find the constellations. I think the easiest one to see is the Big Dipper. What is a constellation?
A group of stars that form a pattern/shape.
Abraham Lincoln helped abolish slavery in the United States. What does abolish mean?
Legally or formally put an end to something
My great-great-great grandfather was born circa 1820. We don't know his exact birthday. What does circa mean?
About or around
He makes a good income at his job, so he can afford to by a new car. What does income mean?
Money you earn.
We didn't know what the word meant, so our teacher told us to look it up in the glossary at the back of the science book. What does glossary mean?
The dictionary or place to look up the meaning of a word.
People boycotted the store once they found out how badly they treated their employees, so they went to another store instead. What does boycotted mean?
U.S.A is an abbreviation for the United States of America. What does abbreviation mean?
A shortened form of a word or phrase.
Since there hadn't been rain in a long time, the farmers had to find other ways to irrigate their fields so that the crops would grow. What does irrigate mean?
The farmer plants different crops each year, like corn, soybeans, and wheat. What are crops?
Plants that are used for food.
Lions and alligators are both examples of carnivores. You'll never catch them eating a salad! What is a carnivore?
An animal that only eats meat.
Schools used to be segregated, so white children and black children could not go to school together. What does segregated mean?
Separated or keeping things/people apart from each other.
The weather in the spring and fall can be variable. One day it's hot, and the next day, you are wearing a coat and gloves! What does variable mean?
Changeable or something that can be changed.
I have a hypothesis that kids who love to read will be better at their language arts classes than their math classes, but I'd have to test that theory. What is a hypothesis?
A proposed theory that hasn't been proven yet.
We have to take a test to see if we comprehend what we learned in social studies. What does comprehend mean?
Understand
My favorite decade was from 1990 to 2000. What does decade mean?
10 years
Germs and viruses are microscopic, so tiny that you can't see them with your eyes! What does microscopic mean?
Something so small that it can only be seen with a microscope.
Unlike jellyfish who don't have a backbone/spine, humans are vertebrates. What is a vertebrate?
An animal with a backbone/spine.
The famous actor wrote an autobiography about his life that was a lot more detailed than the biography about him that was written by someone else. What is the difference between an autobiography and a biography?
An autobiography is a book you write about yourself. A biography is a book someone else writes about you.