Determining Word Meaning

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When the cat wants inside, he will paw at the door.

• An animal's foot
• To scratch or hit

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CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.RL.4.4

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The campers made a fire to cook their hot dogs.

• Burning to produce heat, light, and flames
• Tell someone they lost a job
• Put into a kiln to make (pottery) hard

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CCSS.L.4.4A

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The farmer added a final post to the fence.

• To list something for others to view
• To mail something
• A wooden pole

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CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.RI.4.4

^{Choose the correct definition of the highlighted word:}            He-Man had to track his math facts progress.

• A path
• To keep track of information
• A surface to run on

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CCSS.L.4.4A

^{Choose the correct definition of the highlighted word:}The wolf pack attacked the zebra.

• To place clothing and belongings in a suitcase for a trip
• A group of animals
• To stuff
• A bag used to sling over the shoulders and carry books in

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CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.RL.4.4

^{Choose the correct definition of the highlighted word:}  What's all that racket outside the window?

• noise
• a device used to hit a tennis ball

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CCSS.L.4.4A

^{Choose the correct definition of the highlighted word:}  Skeletor put the clay into the mold to make a fossil.

• fungus
• a frame to change the shape of an object

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CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.RI.4.4

What's the meaning of the red word as it is used in the sentence?
One year for summer vacation, my family took a long road trip around the United States.

• to fall over something
• a visit to another place

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CCSS.L.5.5C

We walked slowly down the trail with great trepidation. No one who had gone this way had ever been heard from again. Had they simply found a better place to settle on this dark planet? We doubted that. Which word is a synonym of “trepidation”?

• movement
• worry
• enjoyment
• laughter

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CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

Your uncle wouldn’t even part with a dime to help the kids pay for their trip. That’s just one more example of his penurious ways. In contrast, many people who have much less money have donated a great deal to the cause. What does “penurious” mean?

• very old
• very wealthy
• very humorous
• very stingy

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CCSS.L.4.4A