Dictionary Skills

• She worked very meticulous on her art project.
• Did you meticulous with your homework last night?
• You should be very meticulous when solving math problems.
• The story was about a young meticulous.

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CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.2.4A

CCSS.RI.2.4

Kyle and Kristin hauled me up and supported me on each side as I slipped and stumbled. After a while I was able to balance on my own. I figured out how to push off and glide too. By the end of the day, I was able to make tiny, tentative turns on the ice. I almost forgot about Texas as I concentrated on my new friends instead.

The word tentative comes from the Latin word tentare, which means “to feel or try.” What does tentative mean in paragraph 12?

• Cautious

• Exciting

• Multiple

• Enjoyable

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CCSS.L.2.4A

CCSS.RI.2.4

During the journey some children gathered firewood and buffalo chips, or droppings, which would be used as fuel for campfires. “We would take a sack and fill it as we progressed. . . . They were very thick in a certain place close to the road. . . . I thought I was in luck. "

In paragraph 6, the word progressed comes from a Latin root word that means to —

• work hard

• go forward

• grow strong

• face danger

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CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

As Cairo grew over centuries, the demand for new buildings increased. To meet that demand, people took stones from the pyramid’s outer shell and used them to build houses and other buildings. This practice only advanced the shrinking process that’s been occurring for thousands of years, as the wind, sun, and rain have worn down the same outer layers of the pyramid.

In paragraph 5, the word advanced means —

• removed from the proper place

• caused to become less important

• proved the harmful effects of

• made happen faster

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CCSS.L.5.5C

Families could carry only those possessions that would fit in a prairie schooner, or covered wagon. Toys, furniture, books, extra linens and clothing—even family heirlooms—were sold to raise money for the trip.

Read the dictionary entry below.

raise \ı ra¯z\ v 1. to move something higher 2. to rear a child 3. to collect 4. to improve

Which definition matches the meaning of raise in the paragraph?

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4

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CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

The Latin word sidere means 'to sink'--this would help a reader to know that the word subside used in the sentence below means to--
The water will subside and the flooding stop if the rain lets up soon. 

• improve
• lessen
• react
• return

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CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

• She worked very meticulous on her art project.
• Did you meticulous with your homework last night?
• You should be very meticulous when solving math problems.
• The story was about a young meticulous.

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CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.2.4A

CCSS.RI.2.4

The Latin word ob, meaning “in the way,” helps the reader understand that the word obstructs in the sentence below means —
The construction truck parked on the freeway often obstructs traffic during rush hour. 

• hinders
• reverses
• defeats
• lengthens

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CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

How many syllables are in the word "education"?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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CCSS.RF.1.3E

CCSS.RF.2.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is a verb?

• A person, place, or thing

• An action

• A word that describes an action

• A word that describes a person, place, or thing

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CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D