Journeys Lesson 3 Vocabulary: Orangutans

When I visited Indonesia, I saw an orangutan perched on a branch. Orangutan means...

• a flying squirrel

• a type of insect

• a type of fruit

• a type of ape

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Upon my return to Malaysia, I was upset by the ____________________ that happened in my absence.

• deforestation

• growth

• ecology

• frustration

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The meaning of habitat as used in this sentence:

The stink bugs could not survive in a frigid habitat.

• home or environment

• soil

• desert

• rainforests

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

When you call the authorities, you are calling...

• Ghostbusters!

• librarian

• a private eye

• police

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

The meaning of dehydrated in the following sentence:

He grew dehydrated as he sweat buckets of water in the hot summer sun.

• lack of water in your body from losing it

• feverish

• underweight

• faint

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

When using the knowledge that the prefix mal means "bad," malnutrition then means

• having a bad sweet tooth

• being in top health

• bad nutrition due to not eating enough of eating the wrong things

• eating fruits and vegetables daily

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4C

A primatologist is one who studies...

• biology

• primates

• biochemistry

• all types of animals

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

If malnutrition is eating bad foods or lack of proper nourishment, then the word nutritious is having...

• a well balanced diet

• Chips Ahoy all day long

• fruits sometimes

• only vegetables

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

The meaning of extinction in the following sentence:

Wildlife.org states that the Bornean Orangutan is "critically endangered" of extinction.

• a species is in danger

• a species no longer exists

• a species is thriving

• a species is doing fine

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Define ecosystem as used in the following sentence:

A rainforest is a unique ecosystem.

• economics

• vacation

• place with trees

• a community of living organisms

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.8.4