Porpoises in Peril Review

In Porpoises in Peril, Jada says, "Okay, it's time to FORMULATE a plan." What does FORMULATE mean?

• prepare

• follow

• discuss

• practice

Answer explanation

FORMULATE means to PREPARE or to MAKE!

Porpoises in Peril says, "He used a thermometer to measure its TEMPERATURE, and then he also measured the air TEMPERATURE.

What does TEMPERATURE mean?

• health

• length

• height

• warmth

Answer explanation

When you measure the TEMPERATURE, you are measuring the WARMTH of something!

Which suffix can be added to the root form to make another common word? Drag the right suffix to the blank.

form​​​__________

• -ation

• -ive

• -ment

• -ape

Answer explanation

A FORMATION is a structure or arrangement of something.

Our desks are in three long formations!

The root word TEMPER in TEMPERature is "to make MILD". A TEMPERate climate would probably be

• varied

• very cold

• comfortable

• very hot

Answer explanation

Since MILD means "something that is not strong or severe", a TEMPERate climate would be COMFORTABLE.

Porpoises in Peril says, "He's well-known in the PRECIOUS gems business, and not in a good way."

What does the word PRECIOUS mean in this sentence?

• common

• beautiful

• colorful

• valuable

What word is an ANTONYM of PRECIOUS?

Think about how DDJ is a SCAMMER.

• unwanted

• worthless

• mean

• ugly

Answer explanation

The opposite of PRECIOUS gems would be WORTHLESS gems.

Drake Darkly is a SCAMMER, so he sells PRECIOUS that people WANT, but they're not actually worth anything. They're worthless!

Ruuuuuuuuude.

What is a SUMMARY?

• the first sentence that the author uses to CATCH OUR ATTENTION

• a sentence or paragraph that retells the MAIN EVENTS of a whole story

• a word that means THE SAME as another word

• Mrs. Frey likes TACOS.

How do you put events of the story in SEQUENCE?

• You put them in order from first to last.

• You zoom in on the details.

• You read the story out loud.

• You put them in order from last to first.

Answer explanation

SEQUENCE is a fancy word for ORDER!

Choose ALL the answers that are different kinds of context clues.

• explanation

• antonym

• synonym

• example

Answer explanation

We can find context clues with E.A.S.E.!

E.xplanations close to the unknown word

A.ntonyms that are the opposite of the word

S.ynonyms that are the same as the word

E.xamples of the unknown word

If I am taking a test and I am not sure what a test question is ASKING, I should......

• guess

• look at my neighbor's paper

• Choose C because C is always right

• Raise my hand for Mrs. Frey

Answer explanation

If you are ever taking an assessment and you don't even get what the question is ASKING, please ask for help!!!