Vocabulary 1
Vocabulary 2
Cause and Effect
Text Features 1
Text Features 2
100
This word means a part of a place. **Hint: Our classroom has a reading _______ in it.**
Area
100
This word is a type of liquid you can drink.
Water
100

Cause: The sun shines on the sand.


What is the effect?

The sand feels very hot.
100
What text feature on page 315 tells you what the article is about?
The title
100
What is a diagram? (**Hint: Look on page 314)
A drawing that shows where things are.
200
What is combine?
Mixing things together.
200
What is sand?
Sand is small particles of dirt and rock.
200

Effect: The dirt turns into quicksand.

What is the cause?

The dirt, sand, and pebbles are mixed with too much water/ the sand gets too much water/ the sand gets waterlogged.
200
What does the heading on page 316 tell you about the article?

Tells you what that section is about.

Bonus: What are we going to read about in that section?

200
What do labels tell you? (**Hint: Look on page 314)
Tells more about the drawing/ and or diagram.
300
__________ is what things are made of.
Composition
300
What is the firm land we walk on every day?
Ground
300
On page 318, why does sand become loose and soft in shallow quicksand?
Waves roll onto land
300
What text feature on page 317 SHOWS you more about quicksand?
A photograph
300
How many text features are on page 316 in your book?

4

Bonus: Can you list all 4?

400
An example of this word is the ground we walk on.

Firm


400

Fill in the blank:

After combining sand, dirt, pebbles, and water together, the ________ turns into quicksand.

Mixture
400
On page 320, what caused the ground to become "firm" enough to hold the car?
The particles in the ground are packed close together.
400
What is the text feature that explains about parts of photos, illustrations, or diagrams.
Labels/ captions
400

Use the diagram on page 321. How does quicksand form?


Underground water pushes sand particles apart so the ground starts to turn into a liquid.
500
What is the definition of "Surface"?

The outside part of something.

Bonus: Use the word in a sentence.

500
Rivers, marshes, creeks, swamps, and tide pools are all examples of this type of place.
Wetland
500
What caused some people to think quicksand was mysterious?
In movies quicksand seemed deadly and scary.
500
BONUS: What is the text feature on page 324.
A chart.
500
Why do deserts rarely have quicksand?
Deserts rarely have quicksand because they are too dry.
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