STAAR Vocab & Reading Development #1

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Latin root 'tenare' means 'to try out'. What does 'tentative' mean?

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to test it with caution

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Accustomed (adjective): in the habit of, familiar with, adapted to. The students were accustomed to putting their books in their desks every day at the beginning of class.

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Definition 1

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Accustomed (adj): In the habit of, familiar with, adapted to. After moving to Alaska, I became accustomed to the cold weather.

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Definition 3

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Meaning of 'unexpected' in: 'I traveled to the edge of the mountain with Lewis, and finding bison there was an unexpected event.'

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surprising

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Surpassed (verb): to exceed expectations in performance. Used in: 'The singer surpassed the judge's expectations.'

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Definition 1

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Surpassed (verb): to exceed expectations, find a better idea, or outdo others. Usage: 'He surpassed all of the other athletes on the field.'

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Definition 3

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Tamika Catchings is an amazing basketball athlete with a secret: she had partial hearing loss in both ears.

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Provide background information on Tamika.

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Tamika Catchings, an amazing basketball player, had a secret in school.

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She kept a secret from friends at school.

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Tamika Catchings, a talented basketball player, kept a secret in school: she had partial hearing loss in both ears. The reader can conclude that Tamika...

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knows how to overcome challenges.

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A Cherry Game: Pit spitting is a blast; Cherry gone, pit is last. With pursed lips and lungs of wind, Rocket like, forceful send. Through the air let the pit take flight; Winner is how far, not height. The poet uses the simile in line 4 to -

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express the idea that pits can fly far.