Wordly Wise Book 6 Lesson 6 Review Exercise

The Chinese were the first to produce silk. They began (a)   silkworms almost 5,000 years ago.

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CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

The silk thread is spun and woven into cloth. It is then ready to be made into shirts, dresses, scarves, and other (a)   .

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CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

People with sensitive skin have a special fondness for clothes made of silk. They can (a)   its softness, compared to cotton or wool.

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CCSS.L.5.5C

Silk, cotton, and wool are natural products. Example of artificial (a)   are rayon and nylon.

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CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

The silk moth lays up to 500 eggs at a time. They are so (a)   that the head of a pin is large in comparison.

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CCSS.L.5.5C

The silk farmer may not want to use the eggs right away. In that case, they are stored in a cool place to (a)   their development.

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Silkworms start out as quite small creatures. They start eating as soon as they (a)   and increase their size 70 times in just six weeks.

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Silkworms do very little during the growing stages. Their main (a)   is eating, which they do until they are ready to burst.

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CCSS.L.5.5C

Silkworms have a very limited diet. They eat only mulberry leaves, and they do so (a)   during each growth stage.

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CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

As it eats, the silkworm gets bigger, but its skin stays the same size. To accommodate these changes, it (a)   its skin four times.

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CCSS.L.5.5C