Unit 1 Vocab

___________ is a person that studies nature.

• Naturalist
• Realist

• Scientist

• Mathematician

______ is giving special importance or attention to something, like when you say a word louder to show it’s important.

• Empathize

• Naturalist

• Inferences

• Emphasis

I went to a job interview and _______ the interviewer.

• Indicated

• Encountered

• Met

• Witnessed

• Groups of people born and living around the same time, like your parents, grandparents, and you are different generations.

• Emphasis

• Sheer

• Era

• Generations

Very steep, like a cliff that goes almost straight up and down, or something that is very thin, like fabric.

• Spectacular

• Mountain

• Sheer

• Volcano

The teacher _______ that the map was about national parks.

• Indicated

• Said

• Emphasized

• Debris

I went home and saw _____ everywhere.

• Food

• Spectacular

• Debris

• Sheer

The slam dunk social will be ______

• Naturalist

• Lit

• Great

• Spectacular

In "A Life in the Woods," what inspired Henry David Thoreau to live in the woods near Walden Pond?

• He wanted to study the wildlife.

• He wanted to escape the noise level at home.

• He wanted to write in his journal.

• He wanted to become a naturalist.

In "A Life in the Woods," how does the author describe the connection between the main character and nature?

• The main character feels afraid of the woods and avoids them.

• The main character struggles to understand the beauty of the woods.

• The main character enjoys the peacefulness of the woods and finds comfort there.

• The main character is indifferent to nature and prefers to stay indoors.