Vocabulary
Certain botanicals are naturals for bringing out the best in the color and condition of the hair.’
Botany is the study of plants.
What does the word botanicals mean?
somebody who studies science
related to plants
somebody who extracts bones
related to plants
Which statement from the story best shows an author admiring Major Taylor’s accomplishments?
A. For one brief moment two became one
B. Marshall tied the American flag to his waist
C. Marshall Taylor was finally getting the recognition and respect he had worked for his whole life
C. Marshall Taylor was finally getting the recognition and respect he had worked for his whole life
Which word is a homophone for the phrase below?
‘a story from long ago’
A. tail
B. led
C. sea
D. heard
A. tail
Typically when a test says “select all that apply” and has options a, b, c, d, and e, how many answers do you usually select?
2
How many continents are there?
7
Persevering even in the face of great difficulty and challenge is an example of what word?
Undaunted
Is the following sentence from Marian Anderson Struggles and Triumphs bias or objective?
“Marian Anderson would become one of the greatest singers of her time.”
bias
Which word is a homograph for the phrases defined below?
a sea mammal; to tightly close
A. lid
B. seal
C. shut
D. whale
B. seal
If you read a passage during a test and then when you are answering the questions and get to a question that you don’t know the answer to what could you do (a good test taking strategy)?
Reread part or all of the passage again and/or eliminate answer choices
What greek root means rock?
-lithic
When you show mental strength in difficult times, you exhibit what quality?
Fortitude
Is the following sentence from Hero and the Minotaur bias or objective?
"Beneath is Theseus found a pair of gold sandles and a shining sword."
objective
Which word is a homophone for this phrase?
a large group of animals
four
heard
tail
pen
heard
A whale has a streamlined body shape and strong tail, whales glide smoothly through the water and swim swiftly.
What does streamlined mean?
A. dark gray
B. short and wide
C. created for motion
D. protected from the cold
C. created for motion
This River Valley Civilization was known for their indoor plumbing but had no known language.
Indus River Valley
‘The flower is so rare that no one had ever been able to record its blooming in nature.’
Which sentence uses record in the SAME way it is used in the sentence above?
A. She offered to record the minutes of the meeting.
B. He played a record of his favorite song
C. The golf player set a new record for hole in ones
A. She offered to record the minutes of the meeting.
Is the following sentence from Seeing Things His Own Way bias or objective?
“Erik showed extreme bravery while climbing Mt. McKinley.”
bias
Which group of words are homophones?
a. bright/night
b. seen/scene
c. unknown/rare
d. preserve/extinct
b. seen/scene
The trainer trained two animals to imitate human sounds, proving that they can copy what they hear.
Which phrase from the excerpt helps the reader understand what imitate means?
A. people now wonder
B. human sounds
C. copy what they hear
D. talk to each other
C. copy what they hear
People migrate away from things for this reason.
Push factors.
Crooked : _____::hot :cold
alignment/straight
Give a statement that is bias.
Answers may vary.
Which group of words are homophones?
flea/flew
tore/tour
find/fined
said/sad
find/fined
______ ______ can help you figure out what a word means.
Context clues
One of the seven world wonders is...
Answers may vary.