2.3 Vocab/Selection

What does the word transformed mean?

• changed
• enlarged
• extracted
• transferred

What does the word disappearance mean?

• to hide
• to be found
• to suddenly appear
• the act of disappearing

What does the word behaviors means?

• important actions
• ways of acting
• fits of bad temper
• ways of adapting

Which word has the OPPOSITE meaning of the word energetic?

• bossy
• intelligent
• sluggish
• unrelentiing

Read the dictionary entry below.
*Noun: A sudden movement of many things at once
*Verb: A brief, light snowfall
Which of the following words is defined above?

• disappearance
• flurry
• observation
• theory

Which word has the OPPOSITE meaning of the word migrate?

• arrive
• flow
• outline
• stay

Which selection vocabulary word best completes this sentence?
The detective made an excellent ______ after he uncovered new evidence.

• disappearance
• flurry
• observation
• theory

What does the word theory mean?

• a random guess
• a fact that cannot be disputed
• an interpretation of numerical data
• an opinion based on some evidence

In the story, what kind of birds did John James Audubon study?

• falcons
• king fishers
• pewees
• redwings

What text evidence shows how John James's ideas differed from that of scientists?

• He thought that birds traveled to the moon each fall.
• He did not believe that birds returned to the same nest each spring.
• He did not believe that small birds gathered underwater during the winter.
• He thought that birds transformed from one kind into another each winter.