Word Study

Which of the following is a synonym for the word "segregation"?

• freedom

• togetherness

• separation

• closeness

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

Root word graph means:

• small

• write or draw

• far away

• self

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CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Root word tele means:

• small

• write or draw

• far away

• self

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Root word micro means:

• small

• write or draw

• far away

• self

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

to uncover or bing into view; to reveal; to make known

• disclose

• exhibit

• enlighten

• seminar

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

to make a detailed statement on a topic

• expound

• exhibit

• enlighten

• sage

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

Father began to meet strangers passing through on the new road. In Ohio, they said, you could buy a farm for one hundred fifty dollars. Father was tired of woodworking, so we packed up and headed west towards the Allegheny Mountains.

Read the dictionary entry for the word head.

head /hed/ verb

1. to be in the leading position

2. to be the director of

3. to move in a certain direction

4. to pass the ball with the head

Which definition most closely fits the way the word headed is used in the text?

​ (a)  

• Definition 3

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 4

Tags

4.3C

something that is or seems to be out of its proper time in history

• anachronism

• extemporaneous

• synchronize

• chronic

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

a person who is respected for experience, judgment, and wisdom

• sage

• exhibit

• disclose

• academic

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

to make clear or easy to understand

• academic

• confide

• clarify

• sage

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D