Out of the Death Zone Vocabulary

What does "trek" mean?

• to move quickly without shoes

• a slow, difficult journey made by walking

• to go on a dangerous journey that people rarely survive

• to sacrifice everything for those in need

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

A summit is..

• a long distance traveled

• something travelers bring in the backpacks

• the highest point of a mountain or volcano

• a valley next to a mountain

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

A catastrophe is..

• an extremely disastrous and sudden event

• an event that is planned and expected

• something that people enjoy and celebrate

• another name for a birthday party

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CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

To go on an expedition means to..

• go on a long journey for a certain reason

• wander around for a long time

• go to the same place every day

• go out for ice cream

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

To have grit means to..

• have breakfast

• have a plan that you know will work

• have the ability to keep doing something even if it's difficult

• have a new idea that you want to share with others

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

An avalanche is a..

• giant meteorite coming towards Earth at rapid speed

• tool that explorers use to climb the side of a mountain

• type of animal that lives in small caves and rocky terrain

• large amounts of snow, ice and rock sliding down a mountain

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Surveyed means to...

• watch over land so it doesn't get stolen

• steal land from someone mean

• measure a piece of land to make a map

• climb up a mountain quickly

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Grueling means..

• very difficult

• super easy

• hidden from sight

• loud and annoying

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Surreal means...

• upsetting and scary

• happy and joyful

• very strange and unusual, like in a dream

• annoying and loud

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

a feat is an act that requires..

• knowledge and smarts

• courage and skill

• long legs and 4 arms

• a good sense of smell and good eyesight

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CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E