Nature or Nurture?
A person's genetics and inherited traits are part of this.
What is nature?
This word means a learned talent or practiced ability, such as playing a musical instrument well.
What is a skill?
She has the ____ to learn new languages.
What is ability? (or aptitude)
Complete the sentence: “This story ___ to my own life because I moved to a new school, too.”
What is 'connects' or 'relates'?
Join these ideas with although: “Leo is quiet. He has many ideas.”
What is “Although Leo is quiet, he has many ideas”?
Family, school, and life experiences help shape a person.
What is nurture?
This word means how a person was raised, what and how they learned in their childhood.
What is upbringing?
When a new student changes some habits to feel like part of a group, they may try to ___.
What is blend in?
Complete the sentence: “The character’s experience ___ the theme of belonging.” The phrase means “is connected to.”
What is 'connects to' or 'relates to'?
Join these ideas with while: “Nora enjoys drawing. Her brother enjoys music.”
What is “While Nora enjoys drawing, her brother enjoys music”?
A trait passed from parents to children through genes can be described with this word.
What is genetic?
A talent or quality that someone seems to have from the beginning may be described by this word.
What is innate?
A student with a bright yellow jacket may __ in a crowd because people notice them.
What is stand out?
Complete the sentence: “The poem ___ with me because it describes missing home.” Choose the phrase that means “feels meaningful or familiar to me.”
What is 'resonates'?
Complete the sentence with yet: “Sam felt nervous. He spoke in front of the class."
What is "Sam felt nervous, yet he spoke in front of the class."
Use this word to describe a characteristic passed down in a family from one generation to another.
What is hereditary?
An important part of quality that belongs to something and is difficult to separate from it is ______.
What is inherent?
A person's sense of who they are (including their experiences, values, and culture) is their ___.
What is identity?
Complete the sentence: “The story ___ to the challenges of learning a new language.” The phrase means “is about or addresses.”
What is speaks?
Complete the sentence with impacted by: “A person’s ideas / their family and community.”
What is “A person’s ideas can be impacted by their family and community.”?
Complete this idea: A person's interests and habits may be _____ both by nature and by nurture.
What is determined? (Also ok - influenced or impacted)
A person's natural talend or quick ability to learn something is called this.
What is aptitude?
Mina grew up with two cultures and feels connected to both. She is ___.
What is bicultural?
Choose the best phrase: “A person’s identity can be ___ by family, culture, and personal experiences.”
Combine the ideas using a subordinating conjunction: “Ravi has lived in two countries. He feels connected to both cultures.”
What is “Although Ravi has lived in two countries, he feels connected to both cultures."? (OR "While Ravi... OR. "Ravi has..., yet he...")