Vocabulary 1
Vocabulary 2
Word Analysis
Comprehension 1
Graphic Sources
100

The explosions made us nervous.

A. inspections

B. violent bursts

C. preparations

D. flashing lights

B. violent bursts

100

The photograph's background was dark. 

A. what can be seen by an expert

B. what is seen near the corners of the frame

C. What is seen behind the subject

D. What is seen by looking closely

D. What is seen by looking closely

100

Darkness

downpour

coming

humidity

downpour

100

What is the genre of this story?

expository text

100

A graphic source that shows dates in chronological order is called...

a timeline

200

We saw a miniature pony. 

A. sturdy

B. saddled

C. sleek

D. small

D. small

200

although

practice

computer

handwriting

handwriting

200

What is the purpose of this genre?

To teach or inform the readers about a certain topic or subject.

200

If we were looking to see what a breakdown of expenses for a certain department were, what type of graphic source would you look at?

A pie chart

300

Dinosaurs were prehistoric animals.

A. relating to times before written history

B. told about throughout history

C. drawn by artists in historical books

D. forced in several historical periods

A. relating to times before written history

300

earthquake

region

structures

destroyed

earthquake

300

How can we read expository text that is different from reading fiction?

Expository texts can be read in a nonlinear fashion. This means you can skip around and not have to worry about reading page 1,2,3 etc. Instead you can skip sections and chapters. 
300

When looking at a travel brochure to Disney World, we look at these to help us see how the hotel rooms look

Pictures

400

He reassembled his model after it fell on the floor. 

A. threw away

B. made whole again

C. repacked carefully

D. cleaned hurriedly

B. made whole again

400

thunderstorm

lighting

children

frightened

thunderstorm

400

Images that are typically hand drawn are called

illustrations
500

The landscape was covered with wildflowers. 

A. mountain range

B. dense thicket

C. view of scenery on land

D. end of a peninsula

C. view of scenery on land

500

WA

exhibition

stadium

community

volleyball

volleyball

500

evening

observed

sunset

splendid

sunset

500

In a science book, when you want to find the locations of things in a plant cell, what kind of graphic source are you going to look at?

A diagram