Ghosts and Legends Vocabulary Review

What is a 'seance'?

• A word Mrs. Pierce's class made up.

• A type of dance that is done in Spain.

• A kind of fish that lives in the ocean (saltwater).

• A meeting to communicate with spirits.

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RI.5.4

What is marasmus?

• A small animal that lives underground.

• What you say to people in India after they sneeze.

• Severe malnutrition of every nutrient you need to survive.

• A cool type of sneaker Nike is launching in December.

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RI.5.4

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• A color similar to magenta or red.

• Someone who communicates with spirits, like Evelyn's mysterious aunt.

• Another word for model (synonym).

• How you might describe the height of a skyscraper, as David would say.

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RI.5.4

What is the exchange of ideas and information?

• Relationship

• Communication

• Social Health

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CCSS.SL.5.4

Can you guess the number that Sarah Winchester was famously obsessed with? Hint: It's a number that often appears in spooky stories!

Another word for solitude.

• Playing the flute.

• A variation of clogging.

• Really angry.

• Alone

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CCSS.L.5.5C

The legendary Mysterious Winchester House was located where?

• San Jose, CA

• Albany, NY

• Raleigh, NC

• Somewhere in Europe.

Imagine you're reading a thrilling story. What does the tone of the story tell you?

• How the author feels and how they want you to feel as you read it.

• When your favorite song comes on the radio.

• Something you call an enemy who has betrayed you.

• Similar to courage, when you try and try again.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

What does the term 'mood' mean?

• Mood is how high Avery can jump during a basketball game.

• Mood is what Oliver says when he's hungry.

• Mood is what Anika eats for breakfast.

• Mood is the feeling the reader gets from reading those words.

As I start tucking Rohan into bed, he giggles and says, “Daddy, can you check for monsters under my bed?” With a playful grin, I peek underneath to entertain him and to my surprise, I see him, another Rohan, under the bed, staring back at me with wide eyes and whispering, “Daddy, there’s someone on my bed.”

The tone of this story is _____________.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.5.4