This vocabulary word means to "look like" or "appear similar"
What is resemble?
100
This adjective mean "strong, and/or sensitive." Fill in the blank. The cougar has a ____ sense of vision.
What is keen?
100
What is a main idea?
A main idea is what a passage or article is teaching someone.
100
Unlike animals that have a lot of body fat, a cougar's main source of insulation is its ___________.
What is fur coat?
100
List 5 words that use the word root "log". Define "log"
Answers may VARY.
200
The puppies will grow and develop as they grow older. What vocabulary word is a synonym for develop?
What is mature?
200
This vocabulary word means "specific" or "certain". For example, we took a ________ route to school today.
What is particular?
200
What is a topic?
A topic is one or two words that tells what the article is about.
200
Which animal is a natural predator of the cougar?
What is a wolf?
200
What is domain-specific vocabulary? Give an example of 2 domain-specific terms and tell us which domain it is.
Domain-specific vocabulary are words that are used in a specific domain or subject.
EXAMPLE: numerator, denominator- math-specific
300
This word means "aggressive" or "savage"
What is ferocious?
300
What does the word "cleaved" mean in this sentence? Peter cleaved the watermelon into thin slices so that every child could taste the fruit.
What is cut apart, or sliced?
300
What are supporting details?
Supporting details are key facts, examples, descriptions, and other text evidence used to develop each main idea.
300
Cougars' coats are usualyy tawny, or orange-brown. List 4 other colors of cougars' fur.
gray, sandy borwn, reddish-brown, and tan.
300
What is alliteration?
Alliteration is repeating consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
400
The house weathered the storm with only minor damages. What does the word "weathered" mean?
A) survived.
B) wore away.
C) protected.
D) supported the weight of.
What is A) survived?
400
What does the word "partake" mean? The athlete placed fourth in the triathalon and therefore did not partake in the awards ceremony?
A) enjoy.
B) get rid of.
C) take part in.
D) invite other to.
What is C) take part in.
400
Main ideas are usually presented in informational text. A more general term for informational text is __________.
What is non-fiction?
400
How many teeth do cougars have? How many different types are there?
24 in all. 3 different types.
400
Give three components of informational text.
-information that is clearly organized
-domain-specific vocabulary
-photographs and captions
500
As a new student, Emily had reservations about what to wear to school. What does reservations mean? How do you think Emily felt?
Emily felt unsure about what to wear. Emily felt nervous.
500
When the meteorite fell, it left a deep depression in the Earth. What does depression mean?
Indent or hollow space.
500
Cougars have ________, or evolved, to live in many different habitats.
What is adapted?
500
List three things cougar kittens learn from their mother.
Answers may VARY.
500
This word root that we have studied means, to look or see, usually with a tool.