Family Ties Vocabulary

Definition of ancestor:

• a person related to you who lived a long time ago

• a person who is related to you and who lives after you, such as your child or grandchild

• (the study of) the history of the past and present members of a family or families

• all the people of about the same age within a society or within a particular family

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Definition of gene:

• all the people of about the same age within a society or within a particular family

• (the study of) the history of the past and present members of a family or families

• (the study of or a record of) past events considered together, especially events of a particular period, country, or subject:

• a part of the DNA in a cell that controls the physical development, behaviour, etc. of an individual plant or animal and is passed on from its parents

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Definition of genealogy:

• the complete set of genetic material of a human, animal, plant, or other living thing

• all the people of about the same age within a society or within a particular family

• (the study of or a record of) past events considered together, especially events of a particular period, country, or subject

• (the study of) the history of the past and present members of a family or families

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Choose the odd one out:

• Relatives

• Family

• Friends

• Siblings

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Choose the odd one out:

• elderly

• middle-aged

• young

• overweight

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

A nuclear family DOES NOT consist of:

• grandparents

• father

• mother

• children

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

............ is my extended family member.

• My younger brother

• My cousin

• My wife

• My son

One way to find out more about your family history is to ..........

• ask your family doctor about your health.

• do a DNA test.

• read the newspaper at the school library.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Your dad's mother is your ........... .

Are you closer to your mother, your father, or your grandparents? Why?