6th Grade Vocabulary #3 Reading Enrichment

defeat

• Being beaten in a competition.

• Avoiding a competition.

• Surrendering in a competition.

• Achieving victory in a competition.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

failure

• The achievement of a desired outcome.
• The lack of success or the inability to achieve a desired outcome.
• The absence of any mistakes or setbacks.
• The ability to succeed in all endeavors.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

coral reef

• A coral reef is an ecosystem characterized by a structure formed from the skeletons of coral.

• A coral reef is a type of plant found in freshwater lakes.
• A coral reef is a type of rock formation found on land.
• A coral reef is a type of fish found in the ocean.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

analogy

• A comparison between two things that have no similarities at all.
• A comparison between two things that are completely unrelated.
• A comparison between two things that are similar in some way.
• A comparison between two things that are opposite in every way.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

polyp

• A type of sea animal with no backbone.

• A type of flower that blooms in the spring.
• A type of fish found in the ocean.
• A type of rock formation found in caves.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

benefit

• disadvantage or loss incurred from something
• neutral outcome or result
• advantage or profit gained from something
• unimportant or insignificant outcome

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

ecosystem

• An ecosystem is a group of people working together towards a common goal.
• An ecosystem is a community of living organisms and nonliving things in the same environment.

• An ecosystem is a type of weather pattern that occurs in a specific region.
• An ecosystem is a term used to describe the process of photosynthesis in plants.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

siltation

• Accumulating sediment in a body of water.

• Erosion of sediment in a body of water.

• Removing sediment from a body of water.

• Water pollution caused by sediment in a body of water.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

loss

• No change in value

• Increase in value

• Reduction in value

• Complete disappearance or extinction.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

algae

• Algae are plants found only in freshwater environments.

• Algae are classified as animals.
• Algae are organisms that are not classified as plants.

• Algae are non-photosynthetic organisms.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2