They Called Her Molly Pitcher Vocabulary

What does the word, strategy, mean in the sentence below?

Daniel chose a strategy for solving the math problem.

• time to work

• book to study

• plan of action

• tool for writing

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RI.5.4

What does the word, magnificent, mean in the sentence below?

The Grand Canyon is a magnificent sight.

• boring

• miserable

• rugged

• splendid

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RL.5.4

What does the word, foes, mean in the sentence below?

The two soldiers, who once had been foes, soon became good friends.

• apprentices

• enemies

• lawyers

• peasants

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RL.5.4

What does the word, shimmering, mean in the sentence below?

The stars were shimmering in the night sky.

• blooming

• condensing

• glimmering

• multiplying

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RL.5.4

What does the word, gushed, mean in the sentence below?

• trickled coldly

• ran dry after a short time

• flowed forth in a great amount

• dripped slowly and then quickly

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RL.5.4

Read the dictionary entry for the word, racket.

racket \rakit\ noun 1. a type of bat with a round or oval frame 2. a loud, unpleasant noise 3. an illegal way of getting money verb 4. to make a loud, unpleasant noise

Which definition represents the meaning of the word racket as it used in the sentence below?

There was a big racket coming from the construction site.

• definition 1

• definition 2

• definition 3

• definition 4

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RL.5.4

Read the thesaurus entry for the word, channel.

channel noun: agent, canal, instrument, route

Which word from the entry could be used in place of the word, channel, as it is used in the sentence below?

The boat floated on the water in the channel.

• agent

• canal

• instrument

• route

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

Read the dictionary entry for the word, corner.

corner \korner\ noun 1. a place where two sides or edges meet 2. a difficult situation verb 3. to force someone into a difficult situation 4. to go around a turn in a road

Which definition represents the meaning of the word, corner, as it is used in the sentence below?

Cats often corner their prey to make it easier to catch.

• definition 1

• definition 2

• definition 3

• definition 4

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CCSS.L.5.4A

Read the glossary entries below:

fossil the trace of an animal that died long ago

geyser a hot spring that erupts into the air

permeable able to soak in water

seamount a mountain on the sea floor

Which word from the glossary most likely comes from the science of oceanography?

• fossil

• geyser

• permeable

• seamount

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RI.5.4

Read the thesaurus entry for the word, grant.

grant verb: admit, drop, give, own

Which word from the entry could be used in place of the word, grant, as it is used inn the sentence below?

The teacher will grant her students permission to go to the library.

• admit

• drop

• give

• own

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C