Social Studies Vocab
Interpreter
Someone who translate from one language to another.
Relationship
The association between people and/or things.
Malcolm likes taking things apart to figure out how they work. One time, he asked his father to take the engine out of their car so that he could learn about all of the different parts that were required to make it run. Another time, he asked his mother if he could take apart the toaster so that he could figure out how it toasted his toast so perfectly.
What character trait best describes Malcolm?A. Honest
B. Curious
C. Adventurous
D. Inconsiderate
B. Curious
Sarah stayed up all night studying for her big math test. The next day, she went to school feeling confident about knowing all of the material that was going to be on the test. When it was time for the test, Sarah felt sleepy. She fell asleep right in the middle of the test and didn't wake up until her teacher said that the test was over. Sarah didn't get to finish her test.
What caused Sarah to fall asleep during the test?
Sarah stayed up all night studying.
To unfold gradually
Game
Wild animals, bird or fish hunted for food.
Theme
The moral or lesson of a story.
Before buying anything new, David's mom always looks for ways to re-purpose things she already has. When David needed a pair of shorts, his mom cut off the bottoms of his old pants and sewed them into a pair of shorts. When David's mom needed some new rags for cleaning the house, she found some old t-shirts and cut them into pieces to use as rags.
What character trait best describes David's mom?
A. Picky
B. Careless
C. Prepared
D. Thrifty
D. Thrifty
Lindsay looked at the clock. The bus would be here any minute! She rushed around the house trying to get everything ready for school. She threw a juice box into her bag to drink after school. Then, she shoved all of her textbooks on top of it. When she got onto the bus, she realized that the bottom of her bag was soaking wet. Her juice box exploded!
What caused Linday's juice box to explode?
Lindsay shoved all of her textbooks on top of the juice box.
Rewriting the main idea with one or two supporting details.
Summarize
Dedication
Strong commitment to a cause or task
Main Idea
The point of the paragraph or passage.
So far this year, Jordan had received C's on all of this science tests. On the night before his next science test, he sat in his bedroom staring at his science textbook. Why should I even bother with this? He thought. I'm never going to do well. I'm just not any good at it and no amount of studying will change that. Jordan slammed his textbook shut.
What character trait best describes Jordan?
A. Dishonest
B. Rebellious
C. Pessimistic
D. Spoiled
C. Pessimistic
"You need to water the plants every day," Alexa's mother stated. Alexa promised her mother that she'd be sure to take care of the plants. After a few days passed, Alexa completely forgot about watering the plants. After two weeks without water, the plants became wilted and brown. When Alexa's mother discovered the dead plants, she grounded Alexa for one week.
What was the effect of Alexa's mom finding the plants wilted and brown?
A word meaning the opposite.
Antonym
A place where ships are loaded and unloaded.
Sequence
The order in which things are or should be or connected.
Luke and his friends decided to play a game of baseball for fun. When his friends suggested to not keep score, Luke replied, "What fun is baseball if we don't keep score to know who wins?" During the game, one of Luke's teammates offered to give the other team an additional out since they were so far behind in score, but Luke refused to bend the rules.
What character trait best describes Luke?
A. Pessimistic
B. Competitive
C. Confident
D. Fair
B. Competitive
Ryan has performed poorly on his previous science tests. There were just too many facts for him to remember. Ryan didn't want to get a bad grade on his report card, so he asked his teacher for some extra credit work. Ryan put lots of effort into his extra credit assignment and turned it in on time. He was so relieved when he say that his science grade had improved tremendously.
What caused Ryan to ask his teacher for extra credit work?
Ryan didn't want a bad grade on his report card.
A word meaning the same.
Synonym
Precedent
an act or example to be followed when dealing with similar cases in the future.
Author's Message
What the author wants the reader to learn or take away from the reading.
Annie was determined to win the spelling bee this year. At the beginning of the year, she decided upon a strict schedule for studying one hour per day, including Saturdays and Sundays. Often times, her family and friends planned fun activities that interfered with her set study time. Despite this, Annie stuck to her schedule and studied her words instead.
What character trait best describes Annie?
A. Disciplined
B. Reserved
C. Confident
D. Selfish
A. Disciplined
Marissa really wanted a new bicycle. "You'll have to use your own money if you want it," her parents told her. Marissa decided that she would sell cookies to her neighbors in order to earn the money she needed to buy the bicycle. After one month, Marissa had made enough money to buy the bicycle. She couldn't wait to go to the store to buy it!
What was the effect of Marissa selling cookies to her neighbors?
She made enough money to buy a new bicycle.
Using details to prove your answer.
Supporting