Vocab
Tracking Monsters
Word Study
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100

Deer and bird populations are becoming more fragmented. What does FRAGMENTED mean?

divided, broken

100

What is the habitat of Gila monsters?

  • A.the forest
  • B.the plains
  • C.the desert
  • D.the mountains
  • C.the desert
100

Which word is a synonym of hidden in the sentence below? 

There was a hidden flaw in the car’s engine.

  • A.impatient

  • B. imperfect 

  • C. incorrect

  • D.invisible

D.invisible

100

What do the prefixes ir-, il-, im-, and in- all mean?

not

200

The radio transmitter was faulty. What is a transmitter?

equipment that sends and receives messages

200

What makes Gila monsters difficult to study?

  • A.It is hard to get near them because they are aggressive.
  • B.It is hard to tell them apart because they look so much alike.
  • C.It is hard to follow them because they spend so much time hunting.
  • D.It is hard to find them because they spend so much time in burrows.
  • D.It is hard to find them because they spend so much time in burrows.
200

Choose the word that means about the same as each boldfaced phrase.

not moving

  • A.illegal

  • B.inability

  • C.inactive

  • D.irregular

C.inactive

200

What is a prediction?

A guess or foreshadow of what will happen in a story
300

Coyotes are mainly nocturnal animals. What does nocturnal mean?

Active at night


300

Which best describes why the author wrote “Tracking Monsters”?

  • A.to describe some of the wonders of the Saguaro Desert
  • B.to introduce technologies that are used to study animals
  • C.to explain why Gila monsters are worth studying and protecting
  • D.to compare and contrast Gila monsters to other types of reptiles
  • C.to explain why Gila monsters are worth studying and protecting
300

Choose the word that means about the same as each boldfaced phrase.

not whole

  • A.impolite 

  • B.impossible

  • C.incapable

  • D. incomplete

D. incomplete

300

What is the purpose of an informational text?

To inform you

400

On our hike, we spotted a number of burrows made by prairie dogs. What are burrows?

tunnels
400

The text says that Gila monsters are nocturnal, which means that they —

  • A.are active mostly at night
  • B.eat both plants and animals 
  • C.live in underground burrows
  • D.do not have a permanent home
  • A.are active mostly at night
400

Which prefix could be added to the word responsible to make it mean “careless or thoughtless”?

  • A. il-

  • B. im- 

  • C. in-

  • D. ir-

D. ir-

400

What is the purpose of an illustration in an informational text?

It gives additional information that is not stated in the text and shows what something looks like that is described in the text.

500

The school mascot is an iconic symbol of our school. 

  • A.disliked

  • B.misunderstood

  • C.representative

  • D.not well known

C.representative

500

What is a question about Gila monsters that scientists have been unable to answer?

  • A.How often do Gila monsters eat?
  • B.How large do Gila monsters grow?
  • C.When are baby Gila monsters born?
  • D.Are baby Gila monsters hatched from eggs?
  • C.When are baby Gila monsters born?
500

Choose the word that means about the same as each boldfaced phrase.

not fancy

  • A.immortal

  • B.incapable

  • C. incredible

  • D.informal

D.informal

500

What is the name of the group expedition studying Gila Monsters?

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