Reading Warm-Up (11/1-11/5)

Wild Weather Week

What does the word derechos mean in the paragraph?

• a tornado-like dust storm

• a hurricane on land

• a severe windstorm that travels in a straight path

• a fire tornado

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

Wild Weather Week

What does the word albeit mean?

• much as

• when

• just after

• although

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

Wild Weather Week

What change, if any, should be made in the selection?

• change width to wide

• change similar to similiar

• change associating to associated

• change devastation to devastashion

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Spectacular Glow-in-the Dark Plants

Jamal doesn't know the word flora. Which context clue in the text can help him?

• dimly-lit

• negatively impacted

• the plant's health

• altering their DNA

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

Spectacular Glow-in-the Dark Plants

How have scientists solved the problem of creating glow-in-the-dark plants?

• They have received a grant for a large sum of money.

• They found a chemical to spray on plants.

• They can alter the plant's DNA and grow many new plants.

• They found a way to keep the plants healthy.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Spectacular Glow-in-the Dark Plants

What change, if any, should be made in the selection?

• Change atempts to attempts

• Change plant's to plants

• Change too to two

• Change Russian to russian

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

Rare Blue Dragons

Use the dictionary entry to determine which meaning of vibrant is used in the paragraph.

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

Rare Blue Dragons

Use the dictionary entry to determine which meaning of predator is used in the paragraph.

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

Rare Blue Dragons

What change, if any, should be made in the selection?

• Change lives to lifes

• Change their to they're

• Change ocean's to oceans

• Change hiden to hidden

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

Godzilla Dust Cloud

What does the word plumes mean in sentence 4?

• a feather

• a group of feathers

• smoke-like patterns

• upwelling of magma

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.4