Poetry Collection Vocabulary

Directions: Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.

I found Maria peering over the wall to watch the raccoons playing in the park.

• looking

• climbing

• jumping

• kneeling

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

Directions: Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.

The class will visit with the head of the Natural History Museum via a computer and video call.

• under

• behind

• after

• through

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Directions: Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.

Pioneers in wagons once traversed the plains outside Jefferson City.

• move across

• lived in

• returned to

• struggle with

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Vocabulary

Directions: Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.

He measured the girth of the tree.

• length

• distance around

• height

• number of leaves

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Directions: Read the question. Then choose the best answer.

Which word is a synonym for intersecting in the sentence below?

The intersecting lines on the map are Elm Street and Star Avenue.

• straight

• crossing

• parallel

• opposite

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A