Homework-Word Meaning

What does the word gnaw mean in the following sentence?

The dog will gnaw on his bone.

• holding something

• to smell something

• to hear something while outside

• to wear away by biting or chewing on something

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CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.6

What does the word wetland mean in the following sentence?

Water from a river can rise up, flooding the nearby land and this creates a swamp, or a wetland.

• Land that is too dry and cracks open.

• Land that has a wet and spongy soil, as a marsh, swamp, or bog.

• Land that has lots of grass and flowers.

• Land that is free from any water.

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CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

What is bold print?

• Words in a story or other writing that are dark and stand out.

• Words that are printed.

• Words that you can barely see because they are blurry.

• Words that do not make sense.

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CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

What is a caption?

• A man who is the person who controls a ship.

• Words that are dark and stand out in a story.

• Words that give the reader information about an image or photo.

• Words that are all capitol letters.

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CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

What are photos?

• drawings in a story or book

• people in a story or book

• labels that show the parts of something

• pictures someone has taken with a camera

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CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

What does the word information mean?

• a person who is informal

• knowledge communicated or received concerning a particular fact or circumstance

• the way birds fly

• the way planes fly together

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CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

What is a heading?

• Divides the text into sections and explains what the sections will be about.

• Tells what pages the reader can find certain topics on.

• Identifies the topic of the text/tells what the text will be about.

• Tells the names of chapters and what page the chapter will be on.

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CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

What does the word hover mean?

• To fly around in the air.

• To walk from one place to another.

• To float in the air.

• To fly high in the sky.

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

What is a map?

• Explains what a photograph or illustration is about.

• Compares and contrast two things.

• Explains information or how something works in a visual way.

• Shows where places/events are located.

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CCSS.RI.2.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

What is a Text Feature?

• Stories we read every day.

• Movies that we love to watch.

• Features that help you locate important information in a text.

• Features that are hard to find in a story or other reading material.

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CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4