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Hubbs Center
Science & the Body
Vocabulary
Roots, suffixes & prefixes
miscellaneous
100

What parts of your body are responsible for your enjoyment of your favorite foods?

Nose, tongue, brain (olfactory bulb)

200

Name three other resources available to students at the Hubbs Center besides English classes.

computers, WiFi, career counseling, resume writing, help with applications, tech help, childcare, great classmates, free coffee, free parking

200
What do we call the tiny things that live everywhere in and on us, that are so small we need a microscope to see them. 

microbes

200

Paraphrase this sentence:

I want to trace the origin of my family.

I am interested in knowing my family's roots.

200

These words contain a common root which means ____:

spectator, perspective, speculate, disrespectful

see, observe

300

You don't have to pay cash for your classes, but how do you help Hubbs Center to get the funds we need for classes?

You take the TABE test!

300

The Amazon driver couldn't maneuver around the corner, so he had to deviate from the driving directions. 

The delivery person had to go a different way when his truck was too big to make the turn.

300

These words contain a common root which means ___:

tractor, retract, distraction

pull

300
Paraphrase this sentence:

What does paragraph 5 contribute to the development of the text?

Why does paragraph belong in the text, in this place in the text?

400

What is the significance of these dates: December 21, 2024-January 5, 2025.

The Hubbs Center is closed on these dates.

400

Paraphrase this sentence: Despite explicit instructions, there was major confusion.

People didn't understand at all even though there were specific and clear directions.
400

What word part and its meaning do these words have in common? accepting, deception, perceive, receipt

ceipt, cept, cieve, all mean 'catch'

400
Should readers interpret literal language and figurative language in the same way? Why or why not?

Literal language means what it says.

Figurative language symbolizes something, so we should not interpret them the same way.

500

Paraphrase this sentence:

They have a similar approach to acquire new vocabulary.

For example: Their methods for learning new words are alike.

500

Write as many noun endings as you can think of in the chat.

-s, -es, -ing, -ment, -ness, -kind, -ship, -ity, -ty, -ance, -ence, -tion, -ist, -cian

500

Distinguish between these two ideas: a 'main idea' of a paragraph and a 'theme of a text.' 

A main idea includes a topic and a direction, or what the writer wants us to know about the topic.

A theme is a life lesson that the writer wants us to learn from the text.