CKLA Unit 3 Vocabulary Lessons 6-12

The store's second location was more convenient for my family. What do you think the word convenient means?

• far away

• in the next town

• nearby or easy to find

• out in the country

The dew had settled on a spider's web making it shine like crystals in the morning light. What do you think dew is?

• drops of water that form overnight

• large, frozen balls of ice that fall from the clouds

• a sticky liquid that oozes from maple trees

• ice that forms on windshields

The plash from my friend in the pool, soaked my hair. What do you think a plash is?

• a flood

• a wave

• chasing someone around in some water

• a splash

The seam of his coat was coming unraveled. What do you think seam means?

• the button at the top of jeans

• a string

• the place where two things connect

• a zipper on clothing

They lost an oar on their kayaking trip down the river. What do you think oar means?

• a strange light in the night sky

• to make a choice between two items

• hot, breakfast cereal

• a long, thin, usually wooden pole with a blade at one end, used to row or steer a boat

She was very cautious as she navigated the stepping stones across the small creek. What do you think cautious means?

• being careful

• having fun

• skipping along

• running around

My teacher taught us how to write a four-line stanza to use in our poems for the week. Which term below does this sentence describe?

• a villanelle

• a metaphor

• quatrain

• figurative language

In "One Art," Elizabeth Bishop uses some slant rhymes in her poem. What is a slant rhyme?

• when two words rhyme at the ends of lines of poetry

• when there is no rhyme in a poem

• when two words share only the same final consonant sound

• a poem in which all lines rhyme

The poet used an implied metaphor to give a true picture of his feelings about doing homework. What is an implied metaphor?

• a comparison of two things in a poem using the words "like" or "as."

• a comparison that is not made directly

• a type of figurative language

• a poem about a person

The veteran was proud to wear his uniform in the parade. What does the word veteran mean?

• a person who loves to fight in wars

• a service dog who has served during a war

• a person who can fly planes during a battle

• a person who has been in the military