Animals Building Homes Vocabulary

The gopher built a winding tunnel.
What is the meaning of "winding" in this sentence?

• twisting and turning
• air that blows really hard
• long
• underground

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

Bats hang upside down inside their caves.  What is the meaning of the word "hang" in this sentence?

• droop down
• fly
• dangle
• swing

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

Which one of these objects is most likely to break?

• rock
• glass
• tree
• wood

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

Branches are to _______ as arms are to a body.

• stems
• leaves
• twigs
• trees

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

A pond might be a home for which kind of animal?

• whale
• alligator
• turtle
• octopus

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.K.1

CCSS.RI.K.2

CCSS.RL.1.2

CCSS.RL.K.2

Which of these objects is something that could be shaped into something else?

• playdough
• a shoe
• a chair
• an egg

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Tell the meaning of the word "deepest" using this sentence:  The deepest part of the ocean is home to many unusual animals.

• surface
• middle
• above
• lowest

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

What activity might a bird use its beak to do?

• fly
• break apart food
• land
• swim

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CCSS.RI.1.2

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.1.2

CCSS.RL.2.2