Determining Word Meaning

The workers are using a mallet to pound the stakes into the ground.

• to strike with heavy blows

• unit of weight (16 ounces)

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

It was an icy, snowy winter, so the bear came into town looking for food.

• to take on the burden or; carry

• a large furry animal

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.4

Be patient with small children who are learning new skills.

• willing to wait calmly

• a person receiving care from a doctor

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

The furniture designer has created a stable chair that only has three legs.

• a building for keeping horses

• solid; not likely to fall

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

The steady drone of the bumblebee was making me sleepy.

• any unmanned aircraft or ship that is guided remotely

• to make a dull, continued, low monotonous sound; hum; buzz

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.4

The instructor will drill the marching band every day for two hours.

• a tool for making holes in firm materials

• to go through exercise in military or other training

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

The passengers will board the ship beginning at 12:30.

• a flat slab of wood

• to go aboard a vessel, train, aircraft, or other vehicle

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RI.6.4

It is hard to believe people can survive in place like Alaska.

• a geographical point; location

• to put in the proper position

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.4

What does the Greek root -path- mean?

• journey or road

• feeling or suffering

• distance or space

• across or over

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CCSS.L.6.4B

The Greek prefix anti- means “against.” In “Feathered Friend,” is Claribel treated with antipathy?

• Yes: Visitors want Claribel removed from the space station.

• Yes: The narrator thinks that Claribel is a pest.

• No: The crew loves Claribel and works to save her life.

• No: The crew is broken-hearted when Claribel dies.

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.1