Pangolins have a physical resemblance, or likeness, to an armadillo, with claws and armored bodies. When attacked, pangolins thwart combat by rolling into a hard ball and hiding. Like bats and other animals that sleep all day, pangolins are nocturnal. Because they lack teeth, eating tiny stones with their food is critical for digestion.

What does the phrase thwart combat mean in the paragraph?

Pangolins have a physical resemblance, or likeness, to an armadillo, with claws and armored bodies. When attacked, pangolins thwart combat by rolling into a hard ball and hiding. Like bats and other animals that sleep all day, pangolins are nocturnal. Because they lack teeth, eating tiny stones with their food is critical for digestion.

What does the word nocturnal suggest about the pangolins?

Pangolins have a physical resemblance, or likeness, to an armadillo, with claws and armored bodies. When attacked, pangolins thwart combat by rolling into a hard ball and hiding. Like bats and other animals that sleep all day, pangolins are nocturnal. Because they lack teeth, eating tiny stones with their food is critical for digestion.

What does the word critical mean in the paragraph?

For centuries, people in coastal areas of China and Japan have harvested a superfood found in marine environments. Recent studies show that eating seaweed protects against infection. It might also reduce the risk of serious diseases and extend people's life spans. If true, these would be important benefits.

What does the word marine mean in this paragraph?

For centuries, people in coastal areas of China and Japan have harvested a superfood found in marine environments. Recent studies show that eating seaweed protects against infection. It might also reduce the risk of serious diseases and extend people's life spans. If true, these would be important benefits.

Which two words form the paragraph help you understand the meaning of marine?

Closer to home, you can find superfoods in your garden or local store. Think "crisp and crunchy". Cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, and kale detoxify harmful substances. As a result, they may help to prevent some forms of cancer. These veggies also are low in calories and have lots of vitamins A, C, and K.

What does the word detoxify mean in this paragraph?

Closer to home, you can find superfoods in your garden or local store. Think "crisp and crunchy". Cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, and kale detoxify harmful substances. As a result, they may help to prevent some forms of cancer. These veggies also are low in calories and have lots of vitamins A, C, and K.

Which two words from the paragraph help you understand the meaning of detoxify?

Women’s suffrage organizations faced determined resistance from groups who argued that a woman’s place was in the home, not in the political arena. Plenty of women strongly agreed that they deserved more rights. Yet many of them still deplored the idea of women having a voice

in the government.

What does the word resistance mean in the paragraph?

Women’s suffrage organizations faced determined resistance from groups who argued that a woman’s place was in the home, not in the political arena. Plenty of women strongly agreed that they deserved more rights. Yet many of them still deplored the idea of women having a voice

in the government.

Which words provide a clue to the meaning of resistance?

Women’s suffrage organizations faced determined resistance from groups who argued that a woman’s place was in the home, not in the political arena. Plenty of women strongly agreed that they deserved more rights. Yet many of them still deplored the idea of women having a voice in the government.

What does the word deplored mean in the paragraph?

Women’s suffrage organizations faced determined resistance from groups who argued that a woman’s place was in the home, not in the political arena. Plenty of women strongly agreed that they deserved more rights. Yet many of them still deplored the idea of women having a voice in the government.

Which words provide a contrast clue to the meaning of deplored?