My View U2W5 - Echidna / Platypus

Choose the meaning of the underlined word.

The necklace she received from her grandmother was unique.

• colorful

• expensive

• pale

• unusual

Choose the meaning of the underlined word.

This week the students learned about the monotreme family.

• egg-laying mammals

• egg-laying reptiles

• egg-laying birds

• egg-laying fish

Choose the meaning of the underlined word.

The class learned about an animal's adaptations.

• hardships

• challenges

• changes

• food sources

Choose the meaning of the underlined word.

The echidna's claws, skeleton, and muscles help it to burrow.

• run fast

• jump high

• dig a hole

• stand on its hind legs

Choose the meaning of the underlined word.

Dogs are able to sense smells better than humans.

• act friendly

• ability to be aware

• turn away from

• release strange odors

Choose the word that has the same Latin root as the underlined word.

The dog claimed his territory.

• tortoise

• terrace

• erase

• entrance

Choose the word that has the same Latin root as the underlined word.

The student interrupted the teacher.

• eruption

• territory

• talking

• repetition

Choose the word that has the same Latin root as the underlined word.

Subtraction is the opposite of addition.

• submit

• distract

• variation

• skillful

Choose the word that has the same Latin root as the underlined word.

She looked up the word in a dictionary.

• every

• tractor

• version

• verdict

The Latin root aqua in aquanaut helps the reader know that the word has to do with _____.

• land

• pull

• say

• water