Vocabulary Unit 3
A neighborhood is a kind of what?
Community
Name a kind of disaster.
Tsunami, tornado, earthquake, etc...
What do adverbs do?
They can tell how, when and where.
They describe a verb.
Why do refugees come to the U.S.?
To escape prejudice, abuse, and poverty in their home countries.
In Two Left Feet, Two Left Hands, the author (Luber) is clueless about sports. Give details to support this main idea.
He doesn't know the rule or how to play any sports.
Cabinet members were tight-lipped and unsmiling as they from the White House.
emerged
The synonym of this word is live.
Some indefinite pronouns are always plural. They a plural verb that does not end in what?
S
Why did immigration slow down in the U.S. after WWI?
The U.S. government set limits on how many immigrants could enter the country and the economy began to slow down.
In the "Beat Goes On", what does it mean by a transplant is the gift of life?
For most transplants, someone must die for a person to receive their organ. Their transplanted organ will provide life to the person needing the organ.
The antonym of this word is global or national
local
The antonym of this word is whole.
section
How do you make comparisons?
1. Tell how people, places, or things are alike.
2. Tell how people, place, or things are different.
3. Use comparison words.
Sudan - Ethiopia - Kenya - U.S.
Explain how the heart pumps to your three blood vessels.
The heart squeezes, forcing blood through the veins, arteries, and capillaries.
Define foreign.
From somewhere else.
A transplant is which parts of speech?
Verb and noun.
How can you find a main idea in a reading?
While the main idea is usually in the first sentence, the next most common placement is in the last sentence of a paragraph. The author gives supporting information first and then makes the point in the last sentence.
Why were the boys called 'Lost Boys'?
They were young boys without their parents to guide or care for them.
Describe the steps of digestion.
Digestion starts in the mouth - teeth grind up the food into small pieces. Saliva then wets and softens them before moving down to the esophagus and then to the stomach. From the stomach the now soupy liquid moves into the small intestine. Any undigested food moves to the large intestine where water is absorbed. The remnants leaves the body as waste.
What part of speech is preserve?
verb
Define organ and name two of them.
It is a body part that has a certain job to do.
1. Heart
2. Lungs
What are prefixes and suffixes?
How do you figure out what the word countless mean?
1. Prefix -word parts added to the beginning of a word. Suffix - word parts that are added to the end of a word.
2. Figure out the base word's meaning. Count = to find out the number of something. Figure out the meaning of the suffix. Less = without
Countless = without a count or cannot be counted.
How do immigrants preserve their cultures in their new countries. Why is it important?
Immigrants open grocery stores and restaurants so they can have traditional foods. They celebrate festivals from their homelands in their new country.
It is important for immigrants to stay connected to their homeland so they can pass their traditions to future generations.
How does the diaphragm affect air movement into and out of your lungs?
When it moves down, air fills your lungs. When it moves up, air leaves your lungs.