Latin Roots
If the latin root moliri means "to build" and de- means reverse, what is the meaning of the word demolished?
is it
a. built up; constructed
b. broken down, ruined
c. avoided buildings
b. broken down, ruined
What does the metaphor "two peas in a pod" mean?
a. there are two green peas in a pod
b. two things are very close/friends
c. the garden is super large and spread out
b. two things are very close/friendly
As the United States grew, it sometimes clashed with other countries. Both the United States and Great Britain for example wanted the Oregon territory. Great Britain wasn't the territory for it's North American Colony, which later would become Canada. The U.S wanted the land for it's people.
What is the problem in this paragraph?
a. Both the US and Britain have ships in the same spot
b The U.S spread too quickly and is being greedy
c. Both the U.S and Britain want the same territory as their own
c. Both the U.S and Britain want the same territory as their own
What does Flexible mean?
a. able to bend without breaking
b. stuck together
c. a specific job or purpose something has
a. able to bend without breaking
Who is Winter?
a. a season
b. a fisherman off the coast of main
c. a baby dolphin
d. a whale
c. a baby dolphin
The latin root re- means "again" and struct means build. What do you think reconstruct means?
a. working together to read goals
b. building something for the first time
c. creating or making something again
c. creating or making something again
"He hoped that these farmers had struck gold"
What does the phrase struck gold mean in this sentence?
a. found something valuable
b. uncovered pieces of gold
c. discovered expensive jewelry buried in the ground
a. found something valuable
A Text structure where the author gives us a problem, then explains how that problem has been fixed is called a _______________?
a. cause and effect structure
b. problem and solution structure
c. chronological order
b. problem and solution structure
Which word matches this definition
"Something that stands in the way or blocks progress"
a. volunteer
b prosthesis
c. obstacle
d movement
c. obstacle
What was the conflict in "Winter's Tail"?
Winter lost her tail.
If the latin root portare means to carry and trans means "across". What is the meaning of transportation?
a. something that carries people across a distance
b. carrying items in public
c. a moving company
a. something that carries people across a distance
... After three days of piecing together fragments like a puzzle, Zhao had constructed two life sized statues. More archaeologists excavated the site and uncovered over 500 warriors. Without a doubt, this was the legendary terracotta army of China's first emperor...
What does the author compare the work Zhao is doing to?
a. digging up clay fragments
b. putting together a puzzle
c. protecting an emperor
b. putting together a puzzle
The U.S and Britain fought eachother in the war of 1812. At the war's end in 1815, both sides kept ships on the great lakes. This fed tension between them. In 1818 the U.S and Britain signed treaties to ease that tension. One of them designated the 49th parellel as the boarder between the United States and Great Britain's colony. The boarder stopped at the rocky mountains. The parties could not agree that settler from both countries could move there.
What was the solution to the tension between the countries?
a. more war
b. the all were able to move to that area
c. treaties were signed establishing a border between the two colonies
c. treaties were signed establishing a border between the two colonies
Which word matches this definition
"Not made by nature"
a. unusual
b. unique
c. damaged
d. artificial
d. artificial
What was the solution to the problem in "Winter's Tail"?
They made Winter a prosthetic tail
If the latin root sumere means "to take" what is the meaning of consume?
a. to use
b. to give
c. to destroy
a. to use
"The ocean was angry, crashing forceful waves onto the beach."
What kind of figurative language is used in this sentence?
a. simile
b. metaphor
c. personification
c. personification
What is the problem?
Wild chimpanzees are rapidly disappearing. Some people are trying to fix this. Otherwise, chimpanzees may one day exist only in zoos. People are trying to save the rain forests and woodlands where the chimps live from being cut down. It will take many people working together to solve this problem.
"Wild chimpanzees are rapidly disappearing."
What does the word "mimic" mean?
a. to smile
b. to imitate something
c. to disrupt an event
d. to look very closely at something
b. to imitate something
What effect did Winter have on people?
a. she scared them
b. people saw Winter and thought she was cool
c. Winter inspired different groups of people
d. Winter did flips so people did flips
c. Winter inspired different groups of people
If the latin root sol means "sun", what is the meaning of solar?
a. of or relating to space
b. of or relating to energy
c. of or relating to the sun
c. of or relating to the sun
Why do authors use figurative language?
a. to confuse people
b. to show the reader that writing is fun
c. to make their writing more interesting and engaging
c. to make their writing more interesting and engaging
Why would an author use problem and solution?
a. to show the reader a conflict and provide an eventual resolution
b. to show events in order so they make sense
c. to show a comparison between past mistakes and the present
a. to show the reader a conflict and provide an eventual resolution
Which one of these words is a synonym (matches) for courageous or brave
a. amazing
b. scared
c. heroic
d. enthusiastic
c. heroic
What is a lesson we can take away from Winter?
a. being different doesn't make you weak
b. if you get hurt don't try
c. dolphins are better at adapting than humans
a. being different doesnt make you weak