Year6_Week6_Spring22

Describe what a thoughtshot is?

(Hollee)

• When a person shoots someone else’s thoughts.

• The reflection, thought, feeling, or opinion of the author or character.

• Something to describe a person’s appearance using italics.

• Can only be written in italics.

What does ‘phone’ mean as a suffix?

(Justin)

• Loud

• Distant

• Object that produces sound

• Sound/voice

What does the idiom “throw caution to the wind” mean?

(Aahna)

• to stop being sensible or careful.

• to make a difficult choice.

• to overthink a problem/dilemma.

• to be really clumsy

What is a dilemma?

(Cara)

• a double doughnut

• a person who makes candy

• a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives.

• a situation in which a simple choice has to be made between two or more alternatives.

If a location becomes a tourist attraction,

what is the worst thing that may happen?

(Bethany)

• the community grows but is weakened

• pollution

  (noise, environmental, water)

• money is invested

• overcrowding and traffic jams

What does the word homophone mean?

(Bethany)

• a home telephone (not a mobile phone)

• two or more words have different pronunciation

  but the same meaning

• two or more words have different pronunciation

  but the same spelling

• two or more words have the same pronunciation

  but different spelling

In Guided Reading, what does the 'R' in VIPERS mean?

• Recover

• Retrieve

• Reclaim

• Repair

Which word is the definition for?

'harsh-sounding and unpleasant; grating'

• debris

• shuddering

• undulating

• rasping

What is the main function of the skeletal system?

• To digest food

• To protect organs and provide structure

• To pump blood

• To control body temperature

What does the word 'refuge' mean?

• the state of being safe or sheltered

• the state of being a survivor

• the action of not wanting something

• the action of using something again