What's the vocabulary word?
How can you ....?
Give me an example
Words in Practice
Miscellaneous
100

To think about the facts or possible options and come to a decision about which one is best.  

What is DETERMINE

100

How can you LOCATE the way to a place you have never been before?

What is ... use GPS, a map, ask for directions.
100

Getting caught up on missed schoolwork is a good example of a ___________ for indoor recess.  

What is SUGGESTION

100

How would you DETERMINE what clothes to wear on any given day?

You can ...
     Check the weather!
     Choose clothes based on the place you are going
     See what you have that is CLEAN!  LOL

100

LOCATE where the Library Rules are in this room.

What is on the window near Ms. Polkey's office

200

To relate to something you have read is to make a ...

What is a CONNECTION

200

How can you DEMONSTRATE to someone that you know the meaning of a word?

What is ... use it in a sentence, pronounce it correctly, give a definition 
200

Give me an sentence using the word DEMONSTRATE.

**open ended**

200

How does making CONNECTIONS make you a good reader?

When you relate to something you are interested in it and you remember it!

200

Name one word that we learned last semester and its meaning.

Summarize - To tell the essential or most important details of a text or story.

Comprehend - To UNDERSTAND what you have read.

Describe - To tell what something looks like, sounds like, smells like, tastes like

Explain - To tell something so others will understand it.

Analyze - To break apart and examine and explore it more closely.

Articulate  - To express your ideas very clearly.

Retell - To tell a story in your own words 

300

To say or put forth an idea that fits a situation 

What is SUGGEST

300

How can you determine the meaning of a word you do not know when you are reading?

You can ....
     Look around the word for its meaning
     Use context clues to determine the meaning
     Look up the word in the dictionary

300

CONNECTING the book The Night Before Christmas to The Night Before First Grade is an example of a ______ Connection.

What is a Text to Text CONNECTION

300

COMPARE and CONTRAST a Dog and a Cat 

Dog & Cat - Both pets, have tails, have 4 feet, etc.  

Dog - Barks, Cat - Meows

300

The exercise of the Tortoise and the Hare that we did to show differences was for which word?

Determine, Compare, or Distinguish

What is DISTINGUISH

400

To set apart or to tell about characteristics that are the most unique that make one thing stand out from another thing.  

What is DISTINGUISH

400

Suggest how you can choose the right book for you

Use the Five Finger rule.
Is it Interesting to you?
Is it your grade level?

400

Give me an example of how you can DETERMINE the answer to a multiple choice question on a test.

You can ...
     Use the process of elimination to narrow the                     choices
     Reread if you need to find the answer

400

How is DISTINGUISHING different from CONTRASTING?

DISTINGUISING focuses on setting two things apart with the most unique factors.  
CONTRASTING involves noting many of the different factors between two things.  

400

Relating a story you have read to something that has happened to you is making a ______ connection.

What is a text to self connection

500

To describe or explain by examples.  

What is DEMONSTRATE

500

How can you DISTINGUISH a taco from a hamburger?

Tacos are Mexican foods and hamburgers are American foods
Tacos have loose meat, while hamburgers are patties

500

Showing someone how to play a video game is an example of the word ....

What is DEMONSTRATE 

500

LOCATE the Adjective(s) in this sentence:

The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy yellow dog.

What is:  quick, brown, lazy, yellow

500

Walking, raising your hand to speak, listening to the librarian and taking care of the library books is a way to ________ PRIDE in the Library.

what is DEMONSTRATE

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