Review Words from Module 1

What is another word for "shoon" in "The Sea Wind" by Sara Teasdale? The poem read, "...And the wind that runs with rippling shoon--But why does it always bring to me, the far-off, beautiful sound of the sea"?

• Shoon means wind.

• Shoon is an old-fashioned word for shoes.

• Shoon is the sea.

• Shoon is another word for the sun.

Answer explanation

Shoon is an old-fashioned word for shoes.

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

In the poem, "The Sea Wind" by Sara Teasdale, the word stately was used. What does the word, stately, mean in this sentence taken from the poem. "...I greet the great sky face to face, I know the stars and the stately moon..."

• Stately means grand or majestic

• Stately means small.

• Stately means to explore.

• Stately means the moon is not important.

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

The word "explore" was used throughout the theme in Module 1. People have explored the sea and will continue to explore the sea. What does explore mean?

• Explore means to go nowhere.

• Explore means to be sure of fear to come.

• Explore means to travel through a place in order to learn more about it and learn about something in detail.

• Explore means to not pay attention to things around you.

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CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Figurative language is language expressing one thing in terms normally used for another. We discussed metaphors (words that one thing is something else) and similes (words phrases that use "like" or "as" to describe) and personification (words that give human characteristics to a nonhuman). Which is an example of a simile?

• A calm ocean is like a blue blanket.

• The ocean is my favorite place to visit.

• The ocean is rough sometimes.

• I like to find seashells at the shore.

Answer explanation

Look for "like" or "as". That is the sign of a simile!

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

From the story, "Amos & Boris" it said that Amos..."was enjoying his trip immensely. It was a beautiful weather. Day and night he moved up and down, up and down, on waves as big as mountains, and he was full of wonder, full of enterprise, and full of love for life."

What does immensely mean?

• Immensely means to feel sad.

• Immensely means that things are ugly.

• Immensely means it enormous, to a great extent, and exceedingly great.

• Immensely means that it is very small.

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

What does "desperately" mean in this sentence from "Amos and Boris"? "Help!" he squeaked as he grabbed desperately at the Rodent. But it evaded his grasp and went bowling along under full sail, and he never saw it again."

• Desperately means Amos was trying to get back on the Rodent with a great sense of need.

• Desperately means that he did not care.

• Desperately means that Amos did not even need to try to get back on his boat, the Rodent.

• Desperately means that he was going to sing as he waited for Boris to rescue him.

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

What is biography? Remember we break down what bio- and -graphy mean.

• bio- means life and -graphy means writing (Writing about life)

• bio- means two and -graphy means graph (Two graphs)

• bio- means to put off and -graphy means to do math (To put off your math)

• bio- means yourself and -graphy means to write (Writing about yourself only)

Answer explanation

BIO- means life. AUTO- means self. So autobiography is writing about yourself. BIOGRAPHY means writing about someone's life.

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CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

In the story, " Jacques Cousteau", we learned that a diver will ___ to get deeper into the ocean.

• descend

• ascend

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

Another word that Jacques Cousteau used for his equipment is ___.

• frigid

• apparatus

• colonizing

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CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Diving suits used to be heavy and thick or ___.

• bulky

• thin

• polluted

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CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4