Dinosaurs Before Dark: Chapters 5, 6, 7 Vocabulary

What is the meaning of the word 'caption'?

• C) A type of food

• D) A type of dance

• B) A comment or title that goes with a picture

• A) A type of hat

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What does it mean to 'gaze' at something?

• C) To jump high in the air

• A) To fix the eyes in a long steady look

• B) To run very fast

• D) To sing loudly

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

What does it mean to 'engrave' something?

• D) To play a musical instrument

• C) To build a house

• B) To cut or carve on the surface of a hard object

• A) To cook something in the oven

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

What is a 'shriek'?

• D) A deep, soothing voice

• A) A quiet whisper

• B) A loud, high-pitched cry or sound

• C) A gentle breeze

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

What does it mean to 'bellow'?

• B) To make a loud, high-pitched sound

• A) To whisper softly

• C) To make a loud, deep sound

• D) To hum a tune

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

What is the meaning of the word 'crouching'?

• C) Lying on the ground

• D) A position where the knees are bent

• A) Standing tall

• B) Sitting down

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

What are 'colonies'?

• C) A type of fruit

• B) A community of animals of one kind living close together

• D) A type of building

• A) A group of people living in different places

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

What does it mean to 'barge'?

• C) To dance gracefully

• A) To move or push in a slow and gentle way

• D) To sing softly

• B) To move or push in a fast or rude way

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4