sect = cut; separate

This is what a student would do if he were to investigate the inside of a squid for a science class.

• section

• dissect

• sectional

• insect

Answer explanation

to cut apart for the purpose of investigation

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

What would you call a fly since it has a head, an abdomen, and a thorax?

• insect

• sector

• sectional

• intersection

Answer explanation

a class of small anthropoid animals that has three separate sections to their bodies; head, thorax, abdomen

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

What do you call a section of the business world that produces clothing?

• sector

• transect

• intersection

• sectional

Answer explanation

a separate part of a society, group, or area

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

There is often a street light on this part of the road for safety reasons.

• intersection

• sectional

• vivisection

• sector

Answer explanation

the point at which two lines or roads meet and cut across each other

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Scientist Smith is researching cancer treatments with the help of animals. What does he likely perform?

• intersection

• sectional

• bisecting

• vivisection

Answer explanation

surgery on living animals; medical research that involves cutting into living animals to study organs, tissues, or diseases

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

A chapter of a book can be called one of these compared to the whole book.

• vivisection

• sectional

• section

• transect

Answer explanation

a separate part of something

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

When building a new road, a special blade is used to cut across the cement. What will the blade do?

• transect

• vivisection

• intersection

• sector

Answer explanation

to cut across something

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Sometimes in science investigations, you'll be asked to investigate a species by cutting in three separate pieces. What will you do?

• bisect

• quadrisect

• trisect

• dissect

Answer explanation

to cut into three separate pieces

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.W.5.2D

Mr. Guzman hopes to put a huge one of these in his new living room.

• dissection

• sectional

• sector

• intersection

Answer explanation

a couch that is made up of separate pieces

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Did you already cut your soft cookie into two pieces to share with me? What did you do?

• trisect

• dissect

• quadrisect

• bisect

Answer explanation

to cut into two pieces

Tags

CCSS.3.G.A.2