Determining Meaning of Unknown Words

In the story, "Nature's Firefighters," it says: "Strong winds whip flames into firestorms that rip through the combustible plants, threatening lives and costing billions of dollars in damage."

What does the word firestorm mean?

• an intense, destructive fire

• fire that rains from burning clouds in the sky

• a tool for fighting fires

• a goat that battles fires

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What does the prefix "auto" mean?

• self

• before

• car

• alone

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What does the suffix "wide" mean?

• large

• under

• throughout

• within

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

The root word "bio" means life. What does the word biology mean?

• the study of life

• living things

• full of life

• life throughout

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What does the word "portable" mean?

• tending to be carried

• tending to take place at the ocean

• to make something that can be carried

• to carry inside

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

Mr. Holmes inspected the crime scene for clues.

Based on the word's morphology, what does "inspect" mean?

• the study of clues

• the study of vision

• to not look

• to look inside

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

The movie star's large and beautiful home was palatial.

What does palatial mean?

• ugly

• tiny

• for dogs

• like a palace

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Pedestrians should look both ways before crossing the street.

Based on the context clues, what does the word pedestrian mean?

• crosswalks

• walkers

• stoplights

• parrots

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

When Wei Yei got a tiny cut on her pinky finger, she became melodramatic, and sobbed and demanded to see a doctor.

What does melodramatic mean?

• quiet

• overly emotional

• angry

• not angry enough

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

If we use the red napkins, my mom will be happy but my dad will be discontent.

What does discontent mean?

• from another continent

• not happy

• from a different country

• not from the same country

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4