The Monster in the Mountain - Vocabulary

The spilled milk cascaded from the countertop to the kitchen floor below.

• fell

• froze

• made a mess

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Documentation of your claims is an important part of a research project.

• logic

• creativity

• providing with facts

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

The dynamic performance by the acrobats excited the crowd.

• frightening

• noisy

• energy-filled

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

My sister exerts herself when she is practicing for a tennis tournament.

• works hard for

• admires

• worries about

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.7.4

The plummeting of the birds makes people duck and run for cover.

• falling

• unusual behavior

• feathers

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

To pulverize the sidewalk, workers broke up the concrete with jackhammers.

• repair

• crush into tiny pieces

• make smooth

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

The scalding water bubbled and steamed on top of the stove.

• sharp

• boiling-hot

• unflavored

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.7.4

Shards of the broken plate scattered everywhere and had to be cleaned up carefully.

• sharp, pointed pieces

• designs

• leftover food

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

The core of the earth is believed to be made of solid metals.

• system of oceans

• upper atmosphere

• center

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

This new species of mushroom actually grows underwater.

• discovery

• sign

• type or kind

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C