Vocabulary Words U2 W4
What does camouflaged mean?
a) to move up and down, back and forth.
b)to blend in with the surroundings.
b)to blend in with the surroundings.
True or False!
Skunks have a built-in survival system. This includes their bright colors and markings that warn predators that they are poisonous.
False!!!
Read the following sentence from the text.
The special ways that animals have to survive are called adaptations.
Identify what type of context clues is shown:
a)synonym, b)antonym, c)definition
c) definition
Read the sentence from the article.
Many animals take their chances and revisit the alligator hole when they need water.
If "visit" means to go to a place, what does revisit mean?
a) in favor of going to a place, b) going to a place before, c) going to a place again.
c) going to a place again.
What are two types of animal adaptations?
Physical and Behavioral
What does predator mean?
a) an animal that is hunted by another animal.
b) an animal that lives by hunting other animals for food.
b) an animal that lives by hunting other animals for food.
Which of the following details support the idea that the caribou adaptations help them survive the cold winter?
a) Caribou have two layers of fur and a thick layer of fat. b)Short hair on their muzzles warms the air that they inhale. c) Caribou have compact bodies that can weigh over 500 lbs. d) All of the above.
All of the above
What word from the sentences help you figure out the meaning of lichen?
The stomach's four chambers are designed to digest lichen. It is one of the few foods they can find in winter.
a) foods, b) stomach, c)designed
a) foods
Read the following sentence.
Every day, a caribou eats over six pounds of lichen! Caribou have unusual stomachs.
If the prefix un- means "not", what does unusual mean?
a) common, b) ordinary, c) strange
c) strange
This article is an Expository Text. How do you know?
It provides facts about a topic.
It includes text features such as headings, captions and photographs.
What does the word extraordinary mean?
a) something very unusual or remarkable.
b)something that harms or kills by chemical action.
a) something very unusual or remarkable.
Which of these details support the fact that the caribou has also behavioral traits,
a)Their stomach's four chambers are designed to digest lichen. b)When their food sources decline, they travel to the forests. When the snow begins to melt, they know it's time to return up north. c)They also have compact bodies and can weigh over 500 pounds.
When their food sources decline, they travel to the forests. When the snow begins to melt, they know it's time to return up north.
What type of context clues help you best figure out the meaning of the word muzzle?
The tip of the caribou's nose and mouth is called a muzzle.
a)example, b) definition, c) antonym.
b) definition
When the melting snow begins to dribble into streams, they know it is time to return up north.
If the prefix re- means again, what does return mean in the sentence?
To go back/ to head back
Mention an example of an animal behavioral trait from the text "Animal Adaptations".
-Birds migrate during the winter.
-Caribou travel to forests when food is scarce. and back when snow begins to melt.
-Alligators clean the holes in the bedrock to store water for the dry season.
What does the word pounce mean?
a)to let flow in small drops.
b) to leap or jump suddenly in attack.
b) to leap or jump suddenly in attack.
Find text evidence on page 139 that supports the idea that phasmids have adaptations that help them survive.
Phasmids have the ability to blend in with their surroundings and are hard to be spotted. In addition, they are nocturnal animals, so they are active at night.
What type of context clues is used?
Can you spot a phasmid? Some phasmids are known as leaf insects or walking sticks.
a) definition, b) antonym, c) example
c) example
Read the sentence from the article.
In this way, phasmids are camouflaged from predators. It's as if they disappear from sight!
If "appear" means becoming visible , then "disappear" means ....
becoming invisible/ vanish/ not seen
What is the skunk's physical adaptation?
Skunks have the ability to blast a predator with a horrible-smelling spray produced by the glands under their tails.
What does the word dribbles mean?
a)to flow or let flow in small drops.
b)very unusual or remarkable.
a)to flow or let flow in small drops.
Which sentence best describes the main idea of the text?
a)Animals must travel to find food. b)Animals survive using their physical and behavioral traits. c)Animals stay warm with thick fur and layers of fat. d) Animals camouflage to survive.
b)Animals survive using their physical and behavioral traits.
What context clues from the sentences help you best figure out the meaning of camouflaged?
These insects can change colors to blend in with their surroundings. In this way they are camouflaged from predators.
blend in / surroundings
Read the sentence .
Brrrr!!!Imagine living in a place where the average annual temperature is an extraordinary 10 to 20 Fahrenheit degrees.
If "ordinary" means common or usual, what does extraordinary mean?
a) simple, b) common, c) remarkable
c) remarkable
The third paragraph begins with the word "Brrrr!". How do you call a word that describes a sound?
Onomatopeia