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The Chinese wanted to immigrate to the United States. What does the word immigrate mean in this sentence?
Moving to a new country to live there
True or False: Astrobiologists study life in the oceans and if false why?
False because astrobiologists study life in the universe
Avery's baby brother keeps fussing about taking a bath every night. What does the word fussing mean in this sentence?
Complaining or protesting
When someone is looking at something more closely that is hard to see, what are they doing?
Peering
What does it mean when someone expresses their emotions?
Show or tell thoughts and feelings
What vocabulary word means, granted access to a place?
Admitted
When Imelda went to the beach, she had to be careful of the radiation from the sun. What does the word radiation mean in this sentence?
Dangerous energy rays that cannot be seen
Langston wedges the book between his bed and the wall. Which definition is correct for this meaning of wedges?
a. heeled shoes
b. a block of cheese
c. forces into narrow space
C. forces into narrow space
The people on the Titanic traveled via boat. What does the word via mean in this sentence?
By way of
Joan started to copy everything his friend Jamari was doing during lunch. What was Joan doing?
a. wandering
b. imitating
c. fussing
True or False: Citizens are people who belong to a particular place and if false why?
True
What vocabulary word refers to a group of animals living in one place?
Colony
There was about 15 people cramped in the elevator. What does the word cramped mean in this sentence?
Being confined in a small space
What does the word traversed mean?
Traveled through; moved across
What does the word exhibit mean?
Group of artworks and objects arranged for public viewing
For immigrants to come to the United States they were put through a long processing system. What does the word processing mean in this sentence?
A series of steps in legal action
When Chris and his team went to explore Antarctica, what did they find?
Microbes
True or False: Joan and Lucas have a namesake and if false why?
False because they do not have the same name
Christian wanted to measure the girth of his water bottle, so he measured how much the water bottle weighed. Did he measure the girth correctly? If not explain why.
No because he would have needed to measure the distance around the water bottle
All the artists in the text were inspired by traveling and their journeys. What does the word inspired mean in this sentence?
Caused something to be created
Immigrants come to the United States for new opportunities. Give me two opportunities that immigrants are exposed to when leaving their home country.
Answers may vary. (Jobs, safety, money, family, protection, etc.)
Scientists use sensors and rovers to help gather more information about life in the universe. How would you define these two vocabulary words?
Sensors: Devices that detect changes in light, moisture, or other physical conditions
Rovers: Vehicles used to explore a planet’s surface
Idel's mom wants to go food shopping, then to the bank, and then to the laundry mat. She takes a quicker route to get to Stop and Shop. What two vocabulary words can be used to describe what Idel's mom did?
Errands and shortcut
Using a vocabulary word, how would you describe the lines in the letter "X"?
Works of paintings and songs such as a gallery, portfolio, or album are called ...
Compositions