Story Question
The passage explains that people have hunted parrots and destroyed their nests. Does this support that parrots lived in Puerto Rico long before people did OR that people have caused many problems for Puerto Rican Parrots?
People have caused many problems for Puerto Rican Parrots.
The act of flying through the air
Flight
This type of ship carries products to a foreign country.
Merchant
Soon it will be time to take our test. The word "soon" is a transition that show which of the following: Time order, comparison-contrast, or cause or effect.
Time order
Which text structure best describes how he story Parrots over Puerto Rico was written: comparison/contrast, cause and effect, problem/solution, or time order.
problem/solution
How have hurricanes affected Puerto Rican parrots?
They have blown down the trees where the parrots have nested.
What vocabulary word is a synonym for for poking
jabbing
This is a strong building usually protected by guards and a wall
fort
Unlike my sister, I enjoy the hot summer weather. The word unlike is a transition that shows which of the following: time order, comparison-contrast, or cause and effect.
comparison-contrast
Which genre is Parrots Over Puerto Rico?
Informational
What is the main purpose of the Puerto Rican Parrot Recovery Program?
To protect and save Puerto Rican Parrots.
Which vocabulary word means angry and ready to attack?
aggressive
This vocabulary word means to be held in place and not be able to get out.
Captivity
Consequently, the students lost their recess because they were so loud in the cafeteria. Consequently is a transition that shows which of the following: time order, comparison-contrast, or cause and effect
cause and effect
When words in a text are unfamiliar to you, what can you use, besides a dictionary or google, to figure out what the meaning of the word is?
Use Context Clues
The passage says the scientist used discarded feathers to rebuild a parrot's wings that had been damaged. What does discarded mean?
Set aside because they were no longer needed
Which vocabulary word means to work?
toil
This word discussed in class is when you have two words that are spelled the same but have different meanings or may be pronounced differently.
Homographs
What is a transition that would correctly complete this sentence: _________ Mrs. Houston check her connections, she was still having technical difficulties.
Any cause and effect transitions: some examples are because, as a result, consequently, and although
What does the root word bene mean as used in the word benefit?
One of the main ideas in the story was about Puerto Rican Parrots and how they used Aviaries to save the population. What was the other main ideas that was included in the passage.
The history of Puerto Rico
The word discussed in class is a device used to show how ideas in a sentence are related.
Transitions
This word discussed in class means words sound the same but have different spellings and meanings.
Homophones
Finally, Eventually, Later
What does the suffix -ure, as in the word capture, mean?
-ure means the action, result, or condition of. The word capture would mean the action, result or condition of being captured.