Greek and Latin Roots
What does the greek root "man, manu" mean?
Hand
What is a snout?
Long nose
Which phrase from paragraph 4 best supports the answer to Part A?
a.) "protects acorns from insects."
b.) "placed them in a stream."
c.) "rushing water washed away the tannins."
d.) "burying them in the mud of a swamp."
c.) "rushing water washed away the tannins."
Which choice provides the best summary of the text?
a.) Acorns were first eaten by ancient Romans, but they were also eaten by Native Americans in North America. Animals also eat acorns. Some animals store the acorns to eat them later, but some small insects are able to make acorns their home by living inside of them.
b.) Acorns were an important food to people in the past, but the acorns had to be prepared properly in order to taste good. People also had creative uses for acorns, including using them as medicine. Animals also use acorns as food, but some even live inside of them.
c.) Acorns were the easiest food for people in the past to collect and eat, but sometimes the acorns did not taste good. People learned that putting them in streams made them taste much better. They also discovered that acorns made them feel better if they were sick.
d.) Acorns were gathered and eaten by Americans, and they showed the Pilgrims how to prepare and eat acorns properly. These early people put their acorns in the mud to make them taste better. They would then eat the acorns or grind them to make bread.
b.) Acorns were an important food to people in the past, but the acorns had to be prepared properly in order to taste good. People also had creative uses for acorns, including using them as medicine. Animals also use acorns as food, but some even live inside of them.
A comparison between two things using the words "like " or "as"
Simile
What does the latin root "sect" mean?
to cut or separate
What vocabulary word means the same as "worms"?
larvae
Which quotation supports the inference that people had to be careful when choosing which acorns to eat?
a.) "Believe it or not, people once joined the squirrels in gathering acorns to eat." (paragraph 2)
b.) "They discovered baskets of roasted acorns buried in the ground by Native Americans." (paragraph 3)
c.) "Most raw acorns are bitter, and some kinds are poisonous to humans." (paragraph 4)
d.) "The bitterness comes from tennis-chemicals that help protect acorns from insects." (paragraph 4)
c.) "Most raw acorns are bitter, and some kinds are poisonous to humans." (paragraph 4)
What does it mean to "summarize" something?
To tell, in your own words, what has happened in the story.
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words, such as silly, slimy snails
alliteration
What does the greek root "graph" mean?
Which vocabulary word match the definition below?
a sharp, unpleasant taste; the opposite of sweet
bitter
How do acorns weevils help other creatures?
a.) they cause acorns to fall from the trees so that other creatures can use them in their nests
b.) they make large holes in acorns so that other creatures are able to carry them more easily
c.) they collect large number of acorns so that other creatures do not have to hunt for food
d.) they leave acorns with holes in them so that other creatures can use them for shelter.
d.) they leave acorns with holes in them so that other creatures can use them for shelter.
The acorn woodpecker, found in northwestern Oregon, California, the American Southwest, and western Mexico, uses its beak to chisel thousands of holes into a standing dead tree or telephone pole.
Animals have some unique uses for acorns too.
A comparison of two things saying one thing is the other, without the use of "like" or "as"
metaphor
What does the greek root "ped" mean?
foot
What is an antonym for the word bitter?
sweet
How do acorn weevil larvae know when to leave acorns?
a.) when a woodpecker puts the acorn in a hold in the tree
b.) when the female lays eggs in the acorn
c.) when a creature crawls into the acorn to live
d.) when the acorn falls and hit the ground
d.) when the acorn falls and hit the ground
What is the topic of this passage?
They are building a new school near my house. Every day I watch the workers drive huge tractors and push a ton of dirt. They have big cranes that help them place tall beams in the ground. The workers build walls using bricks. Every day it looks more and more like a school. Mom says I will go there in the fall.
Getting/building a new school.
An exaggeration
hyperbole
Based on our Greek and Latin roots, what does the word "pedicure" mean?
A treatment that makes feet soft and pretty.
The time before people could write.
Prehistoric
What does the word dissolved mean as it is used in paragraph 4?
a.) carried off; removed
b.) covered up; blocked
c.) made tough; hardened
d.) kept safe; stored
a.) carried off; removed
How would you summarize Paragraph 3?
The ancient Romans made bread from ground acorns. In North America, acorns were a very important food for many American tribes into the early 1900s. Even the Pilgrims ate them! They discovered baskets of roasted acorns buried in the ground by Native Americans. Acorns helped the Pilgrims in their fight for survival during their first winter of 1620-21 in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
Ground acorns were used to for survival for the Pilgrims in North America.
Giving human characteristics to non-human things
personification