Judy Moody Saves the World Journey's Vocabulary

What does the word rubbish mean in the sentence below?
After I ate my lunch, I threw the rubbish in the dumpster.

• food
• trash
• recycling items
• arts and crafts

What does the word global mean in the sentence below?
The scientist spoke about the global climate at the meeting.

• smoky
• springtime
• warm
• worldwide

What does the word dripping mean in the sentence below?
As the weather got warmer, the icicle started dripping.

• freezing
• pouring down
• making a cracking sound
• spilling down in little drops

What does the word carton mean in the sentence below?
The carton of juice is in the middle of the table.

• juice
• glass bottle
• instructions
• container

What does the word project mean in the sentence below?
The children decided that their project would be to clean up the park.

• plan
• game
• team practice
• holiday celebration

I need to get in the shade, the sun is making me way too hot. What does the word shade mean?

• sunglasses that you wear

• a project to help the planet

• an area where sunlight is blocked

Some lightbulbs use a lot of energy. The one in my lamp hardly uses any energy. What does hardly mean?

• not very much

• all of something

• too much

Judy wants her family to recycle items instead of putting them in the trash. What does recycle mean?

• to throw something away

• to use an item again

• to buy a new item

Judy realizes that recycling is much more complicated than she thought it would be. What does complicated mean?

• easy

• important

• difficult or hard to do

Mr. Todd told the class that we need to stop causing pollution to save our planet. What does pollution mean?

• something that is dirty and not pure

• something that is clean and good for the earth

• something that is quiet