Wonders 3rd Unit 3 Week 3 Vocabulary
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This quiz focuses on vocabulary acquisition in the context of space science and earth science concepts, specifically designed for 3rd grade students. The assessment targets academic vocabulary words that students encounter when studying topics related to astronomy, the solar system, and basic earth science phenomena. Students must demonstrate understanding of precise scientific terminology including "astronomy," "solar system," "globe," "surface," "temperature," and "warmth," as well as general academic vocabulary like "amount" and "support." The quiz requires students to match definitions to vocabulary words and complete cloze sentences using context clues, skills that are fundamental to reading comprehension and content area literacy. Students need strong definitional knowledge, the ability to distinguish between closely related terms, and contextual reasoning skills to select the most appropriate vocabulary word for each sentence completion task. This quiz was created by a classroom teacher who designed it for students studying 3rd grade vocabulary and science concepts. The assessment serves multiple instructional purposes, functioning effectively as a vocabulary pre-assessment to gauge students' prior knowledge, a formative assessment during instruction to monitor comprehension, or a review activity to reinforce learning before summative evaluation. Teachers can implement this quiz as a warm-up activity to activate vocabulary knowledge, assign it as independent practice or homework, or use it for small group instruction to target specific vocabulary gaps. The quiz aligns with Common Core State Standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.6, which requires students to acquire and use grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain-specific words and phrases, and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.4, focusing on determining the meaning of unknown words using context clues and understanding word relationships.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
how much of something there is
surface
amount
support
temperature
Tags
CCSS.RI.3.10
CCSS.RI.4.10
CCSS.RI.5.10
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
the study of the stars and planets
globe
warmth
astronomy
solar system
Tags
CCSS.L.3.6
CCSS.L.1.6
CCSS.L.K.5A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
the world
solar system
astronomy
surface
globe
Tags
CCSS.L.3.6
CCSS.L.1.6
CCSS.L.K.5A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
the planets that move around the sun, including Earth
solar system
amount
astronomy
globe
Tags
CCSS.L.3.6
CCSS.L.1.6
CCSS.L.K.5A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
providing what is needed to someone or something
amount
support
surface
warmth
Tags
CCSS.L.5.5C
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
the outside part or uppermost layer of something
globe
warmth
surface
temperature
Tags
CCSS.L.3.6
CCSS.L.1.6
CCSS.L.K.5A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
the measure of how hot or cold an object is
solar system
surface
warmth
temperature
Tags
CCSS.L.3.6
CCSS.L.1.6
CCSS.L.K.5A
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