Vocabulary 1
What does the word calculate mean in the sentences below?
Please calculate the price of this shirt on sale.
a. arrange
b. change and update
c. give a new discount
d. figure out mathematically
d. figure out mathematically
a. soft, rough
b. stormy, sunny
c. peaceful, calm
d. funny, cheerful
c. peaceful, calm
What does the word bush mean in the sentence below?
We run past the tree kangaroo house, past the kunai, down a trail-- and then into the trackless bush.
a. a rocky beach
b. sheltered cave
c. untouched land
d. well-tended garden
c. untouched land
What does the word tracking mean in the sentence below?
Without knowing it, the tree kangaroos will be send ing their position not only to the scientists tracking them on the ground, but also too satellites circling thousand of miles above Earth.
a. following
b. pushing
c. sending
d. walking
a. following
How much does the female tree kangaroo weigh?
Male: 8k
Female: 5k
What does the word presence mean in the sentence below?
Mr. Rollins excepts our presence at every club meeting.
a. attendance
b. participant
c. preparation
d. silence
a. attendance
Which pair of words has OPPOSITE meaning in the sentences below?
I will remove her name from the list of fifth graders and add it to the list of sixth graders.
a. and, of
b. name, list
c. fifth, sixth
d. remove, add
d. remove, add
What most likely caused the tree kangaroos to come out on the first day the researchers spotted them?
a. the warm weather
b. they wanted to get collars
c. the snack that Lisa held out
d. the quietness of the reseachers
a. the warm weather
what will be one effect of this day's work with kangaroos?
a. tracking will work only on Lisa's projects.
b. the research team will win an award for their work.
c. the tree kangaroos will have a permanent new home.
d. the scientist can determine the locations of individual tree kangaroos.
d. the scientist can determine the locations of individual tree kangaroos.
What is the title of the story?
Quest for the Tree Kangaroo
What does the word beaming mean in the sentence below?
Juanita could not stop beaming about her good luck.
a. thinking carefully
b. smiling brightly
c. bragging loudly
d. talking fast
b. smiling brightly
Which par of words has almost the same meaning?
a. hand, limb
b. pencil, pen
c. door, bench
d. support, help
d. support, help
Read this sentence from the article:
Like an acrobat, he catches a vine with his front paws, turns himself around, and lands on the ground on his feet.
What is the main purpose of this sentence?
a. express the skill of the trackers
b. to show that the people are impressed
c. to supply scientific facts that support
d. to provide a detailed description of the kangaroo's movement
d. to provide a detailed description of the kangaroo's movement
What does the word data mean in the sentence below?
They download this information to the chips in the collars, and this data can be transferred to a computer when the collar automatically falls off, after five months.
a. information
b. opinion
c. securti
d. temperature
a. information
What did they name the kangaroos?
What does the word snug mean in the sentence below?
The boater must make sure their life preservers are snug.
a. well used
b. closely fitted
c. upside-down
d. brightly colored
b. closely fitted
Suki moved so rapidly that she quickly began to approach the runner at the front of the pack.
a. runner, pack
b. rapidly, quickly
c. approach, began
d. moved, approach
b. rapidly, quickly
Why do the scientist have to measure the tree kangaroos' necks?
a. a large neck is a sign of good health.
b. the kangaroos will be fitted with radio collars.
c. neck size distinguishes males from females.
d. they are comparing kangaroo necks with tuna necks.
b. the kangaroos will be fitted with radio collars.
Which quotation from the article does the most to show how much the researchers care about the tree kangaroos?
a."Now for the vitamin-mineral shot."
b. "Make sure the collar is comfortable but snug."
c. " Now we'll take his temperature. Next the chip."
d. "The first collared male Matschie's tree kangaroo."
b. "Make sure the collar is comfortable but snug."
What is Miss. V's first name
What does the word perch mean in the sentence below?
The lizard returned to its perch in a tree to bask in the sun.
a. nest
b. hanging cage
c. high resting place
d. secondary branch
c. high resting place
Which word is the OPPOSITE of the word remember?
a. forget
b. hide
c. recalls
d. regret
a. forget
What will happen if the scientist do NOT examine the animals quickly?
a. the male will attack the female.
b. the research project will be canceled.
c. the anesthetic will wear off before they are finished.
d. the chance offering other kangaroos are destroyed.
c. the anesthetic will wear off before they are finished.
Read these sentences from the article.
"Anesthetic machine? Gas ready? Radio collar? Holly ask. "And is the other 'roo OK?"
This quotation helps the readers understand
a. where Holly learned to do research.
b. how the radio collar fits the kangaroo.
c. the speed and drama of the procedure.
d. Holly's fear of getting hurt by a kangaroo
c. the speed and drama of the procedure.
what does DNA stand for?
deoxyribonucleic acid