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Adapt or Die! Vocabulary

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the meaning of behavioral?

a)

related to what a plant or animal does

b)

related to the body parts of an animal

c)

a change in a plant or animal that increases its chance of staying alive

d)

naughty

2.

Meaning: the natural world where people, plants and animals live

a)

Planet Earth

b)

Environment

c)

Place

d)

Adaptation

3.

What does physical mean?

a)

a change in a plant or animal that increases its chance of staying alive

b)

helps plants or animals survive in nature

c)

related to the body parts of an animal

d)

related to what a plant or animal does

4.

Meaning: an animal that lives by hunting other animals for food

a)

prey

b)

species

c)

adaptation

d)

predator

5.

What is the definition of species?

a)

a change in a plant or animal

b)

how animals hunt each other

c)

a group of animals or plants that are similar in many ways

d)

where people, plants and animals live

6.

Meaning: a change in a plant or animal that increases its chance of staying alive

a)

physical

b)

adaptation

c)

behavioral

d)

predatory

7.

Birds migrating south is an example of a _______________ adaptation.

a)

humorous

b)

adaptive

c)

physical

d)

behavioral

8.

Cold-blooded animals usually live in a warm _____________.

a)

environment

b)

predator

c)

species

d)

adoption

9.

One _____________ feature of a shark is its very sharp teeth.

a)

adaptive

b)

behavioral

c)

physical

d)

coarse

10.

A turtle uses its shell to hide from a ______________.

a)

species

b)

predator

c)

ant

d)

environment

11.

An eagle is one _____________ of bird.

a)

species

b)

kind

c)

predator

d)

adaptation

12.

BEHAVIORAL

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

13.

A cat is a predator that hunts _________________.

a)

sharks

b)

mice

c)

dinosaurs

d)

gazelle

14.

Cats and ______________ are members of two different species.

a)

wolves

b)

frogs

c)

tigers

d)

cheetahs

15.

What drink does Ms. Washburn LOVE?

a)

TEA

b)

SODA

c)

COFFEE!!!!

d)

PICKLE JUICE

16.

Meaning: something that is hard to do

a)

physical

b)

challenge

c)

survive

d)

behavioral

17.

What is the meaning of the word survive?

a)

how people live everyday

b)

a change in a plant or animal that increases its chance of staying a alive

c)

something that is hard to do

d)

to stay alive

18.

I would need to______________to survive being lost in the woods.

a)

Put on make-up

b)

Play Fortnight

c)

Hunt for food

d)

Find shelter

19.

One outdoor activity that can be a challenge is ____________.

a)

eating candy

b)

Learning how to play a new sport

c)

watching TV

d)

riding a bike uphill

20.

Meaning: food or materials that people or animals need

a)

challenge packs

b)

survival kits

c)

conditions

d)

resources

21.

What is the meaning of the word conditions?

a)

the natural world where people, plants and animals live

b)

the way the environment is at a particular time

c)

food or materials that people or animals need

d)

something that is difficult to do

22.

Meaning: to happen or come about

a)

arrival

b)

scarce

c)

survive

d)

arrive

23.

What is the meaning of the word master?

a)

an expert

b)

someone who thinks they are good at something

c)

someone who is very good at something

d)

someone who needs to practice

24.

What is the meaning of the word benefit?

a)

a good or helpful result

b)

the way the environment is at a particular time

c)

food or materials that people or animals need

d)

a bad or not a useful result

25.

Meaning: to change completely; usually in a good way

a)

survive

b)

transform

c)

beneficial

d)

benefit

26.

Meaning: to recognize something or discover exactly what it is

a)

identify

b)

normal

c)

flexible

d)

sense

27.

Meaning: usual or expected

a)

identify

b)

normal

c)

sense

d)

flexible

28.

What is the meaning of the word flexible?

a)

to recognize something or discover exactly what it is

b)

usual or expected

c)

able to bend and stretch easily

d)

to feel or be aware of something

29.

What is the meaning of the word sense?

a)

to recognize something or discover exactly what it is

b)

able to bend and stretch easily

c)

to feel or be aware of something

d)

usual or expected

30.

One material that is flexible is____________.

a)

a rubber band

b)

a brick

c)

plastic

d)

gum

31.

What is the meaning the word culture?

a)

a good or helpful result

b)

to be present in a place or time

c)

the customs, art, beliefs, and ideas that a group of people share

d)

the way the environment is at a particular time

32.

Meaning: to be present in a place or time

a)

exist

b)

sense

c)

identify

d)

survive

33.

What is the meaning of the word evolve?

a)

to change how something looks

b)

to develop slowly over a long period of time

c)

to change so others will not recognize it

d)

to match something

34.

Meaning: to change how something looks so others will not recognize it.

a)

succeed

b)

blend

c)

evolve

d)

disguise

35.

What is the meaning of unaware?

a)

clueless

b)

dangerous

c)

not noticing or realizing what is happening

d)

has a chance that something bad will happen

36.

What is the meaning of risky?

a)

dangerous

b)

has a chance that something bad will happen

c)

not noticing that something is happening

d)

getting the results you wanted

37.
Identify the adjective:
The evening sky brightly sparkled with stars.  
a)
evening
b)
sky
c)
sparkled
d)
brightly
38.
Identify the adjective
Pumpkin pie is my mother's speciality at Thanksgiving.
a)
pumpkin
b)
pie
c)
Thanksgiving
d)
speciality
39.
Identify the adjective:
People that naturally ask a lot of questions are inquisitive.
a)
people
b)
naturally
c)
ask
d)
inquisitive
40.
Identify the adjective:
Carefully place those apples in the basket.
a)
Carefully
b)
place
c)
those
d)
apples
41.
What is the adjective in the following sentence and which question does it help answer?
There are few students who do their homework.
a)
homework - what kind
b)
students - which one
c)
few - how many
d)
few - how much
42.
Adjectives modify or describe which two parts of speech?
a)
verbs and adjectives
b)
nouns and pronouns
c)
verbs and adverbs
d)
Nouns and adjectives
43.
My entire family _____________ the flu last winter.
a)
catched
b)
caught
44.
Tom __________ his family a letter.
a)
write
b)
wrote
45.
I ________________  a movie last night.
a)
saw
b)
see
46.
What is the action verb in the sentence?
I believe it will rain today.
a)
believe
b)
will
c)
rain
d)
today
47.
What is the action verb in the sentence?
My mother carried the platter.
a)
My
b)
mother
c)
carried
d)
platter