Aguinaldo: Vocabulary

'Bringing Christmas cheer to the old and infirm was an experience she felt all students should have.'

What do you think infirm means?

• Weak or sick

• Strong or healthy

• Happy and lively

• Young

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

'As I say at my desk making the Christmas card that I would give to a resident, I tried to figure out how I could skip this field trip.'

What is a field trip?

• A school subject.

• A trip that students take with their classmates and teacher.

• A trip to a field

• A big farm

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

"Hola, Marilla," Senora Collazo greeted me.

What does hola mean?

• English for 'hello'

• French for 'thank you'

• Spanish for 'goodbye'

• Spanish for 'hello'

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

"Hola, Marilla," Senora Collazo greeted me.

What does Senora mean?

• 'Mrs' in Spanish

• 'Hello' in Spanish

• 'Teacher' in Spanish

• 'Adult' in Spanish

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

'I had two big helpings of rice and kidney beans, two helpings of dessert, and three glasses of mango juice.'

What is a mango?

• A sweet tropical fruit.

• A sweet tropical vegetable.

• A sweet tropical meat.

• A sweet tropical bread.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

'I never ate so much. I figures that with all this food, I was sure to get indigestion.'

What is indigestion?

• A headache

• A type of stomach pain from eating too much food

• A type of breakfast

• A broken bone

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

To speak quietly and unclearly.

• Mumble

• Shout

• Sing

• Talk

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Another word for worry

• Concern

• Excite

• Relax

• Angry

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

'She touched my forehead and my neck. She left the room and in a few minutes came back with the thermometer in her hand. I opened my mouth and she slipped it under my tongue.'

What is a thermometer?

• Something that measures your weight.

• Something that measures your height.

• Something you use to cook food.

• Something that measures the temperature of your body

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

A word that means 'spread out'.

• Scattered

• Dizzy

• Mumbled

• Concern

Tags

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C