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December Vocabulary

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

information that backs up what you said

a)

support

b)

central idea

c)

theme

d)

clarifying

2.

to make something more clear or information that makes something clearer

a)

supporting details

b)

clarifying

c)

prompt

d)

reflect

3.

the connection between two or more things

a)

supporting details

b)

theme

c)

relationship

d)

central idea

4.

to think back on and review

a)

clarify

b)

reflect

c)

supporting details

d)

accurate

5.

to understand, to figure out the meaning

a)

relationship

b)

prompt

c)

supporting details

d)

interpret

6.

to be correct, exact and clear

a)

accurate

b)

relationship

c)

supporting details

d)

central idea

7.

to find an answer or assess

a)

relationship

b)

accurate

c)

evaluate

d)

clarify

8.

a lot of the item is available, plentiful

a)

supporting details

b)

evaluate

c)

clarify

d)

abundant

9.

the ability to understand and share the feelings of another.

a)

clarify

b)

empathy

c)

supporting details

d)

evaluate

10.

smallest unit that can perform all life processes; they are covered by a membrane and contain DNA and cytoplasm

a)

organelle

b)

cytoplasm

c)

cell

d)

cell membrane

11.

a phospholipid layer that covers a cell's surface and acts as a barrier between the inside of a cell and the cell's environment

a)

cell

b)

cell membrane

c)

nucleus

d)

cytoplasm

12.

one of the small bodies in a cell's cytoplasm that are specialized to perform a specific function

a)

eukaryote

b)

cell membrane

c)

cell

d)

organelle

13.

a single-celled organism that does not have a nucleus or membrane-bound organelles; examples are archaea and bacteria

a)

nucleus

b)

prokaryote

c)

eukaryote

d)

cytoplasm

14.

a living thing; anything that can carry out life processes independently

a)

cytoplasm

b)

cell membrane

c)

organelle

d)

organism

15.

the region of the cell within the membrane that includes the fluid, the cytoskeleton, and all of the organelles except the nucleus

a)

cytoplasm

b)

nucleus

c)

cell membrane

d)

eukaryote

16.

an atom's central region, which is made up of protons and neutrons

a)

eukaryote

b)

cytoplasm

c)

nucleus

d)

cell membrane

17.

an organism made up of cells that have a nucleus enclosed by a membrane; include protists, animals, plants, and fungi but not archaea or bacteria

a)

nucleus

b)

cell membrane

c)

prokaryote

d)

eukaryote

18.

(science)- when material is laid down, such as sediments from erosion

(math)- when money is added to a bank account

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

withdraw

d)

deposit

19.

set of whole numbers and their opposites

a)

negative

b)

integer

c)

number line

d)

opposite

20.

any number less than 0

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

opposite

d)

absolute value

21.

any number greater than 0

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

opposite

d)

absolute value

22.

on the other side of a benchmark (i.e. opposite numbers are on other side of zero), straight across the shape in geometry

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

opposite

d)

absolute value

23.

a word that takes the place of one or more nouns

ex) he, she, they, it

a)

noun

b)

pronoun

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

24.

person, place or thing

a)

noun

b)

pronoun

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

25.

the main message or idea expressed in a nonfiction text

a)

supporting details

b)

central idea

c)

prompt

d)

thesis statement

26.

Details that support the central idea of the text

a)

central idea

b)

supporting details

c)

theme

d)

noun

27.

a word that describes attributes or characteristics of a noun

a)

noun

b)

pronoun

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

28.

describes or modifies a verb

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adverb

d)

adjective

29.

an action word

a)

noun

b)

pronoun

c)

adjective

d)

verb

30.

the distance around the outside of a shape- you add up the distance around the shape

a)

area

b)

perimeter

c)

volume

d)

depth

31.

the surface or flat space that the shape covers- you multiply the length times the width

a)

area

b)

perimeter

c)

volume

d)

length

32.

the amount of space occupied or inside of a shape/object

a)

area

b)

perimeter

c)

volume

d)

width

33.

math sentence that has two quantities that are not equal. Contains symbols such as < > or ≠

a)

perimeter

b)

inequality

c)

integer

d)

opposite

34.

being tense/ not at ease/ not relaxed

a)

excerpt

b)

tenseness

c)

desperate

d)

distraught

35.

determined/persistent/ don't give up

a)

clenched

b)

disgusted

c)

stubborn

d)

memoir

36.

held together tightly

a)

refugee

b)

tense

c)

stubborn

d)

clenched

37.

when a person wants to purchase goods and services and they are willing to pay a certain price for them

a)

consumer

b)

producer

c)

demand

d)

supply

38.

a system by which goods and services are produced and distributed.

a)

demand

b)

supply

c)

recession

d)

economy

39.

general decline in economic activity that often happen when there is a widespread drop in spending.

a)

supply

b)

recession

c)

demand

d)

consumer

40.

the total amount of a specific good or service that is available to consumers

a)

want

b)

economics

c)

demand

d)

supply

41.

helping others and caring for their feelings

a)

sympathy

b)

compassion

c)

reflect

d)

interpret

42.

ability to work well with others

a)

empathy

b)

sympathy

c)

compassion

d)

teamwork

43.

having a feeling of loyalty or obligation to their country

a)

economy

b)

patriotism

c)

recession

d)

consumer

44.

how far a number is from zero, is always positive

a)

positive

b)

opposite

c)

absolute value

d)

inequality

45.

sentence in the introduction paragraph that tells the reader the cental idea of your essay

a)

introduction

b)

hook

c)

thesis statement

d)

conclusion

46.

the first paragraph in an essay- contains a hook, transition and thesis statement

a)

conclusion

b)

thesis statement

c)

body paragraph

d)

introduction

47.

a piece of writing on a specific topic longer than one paragraph

a)

stanza

b)

introduction

c)

thesis statement

d)

multi-paragraph

48.

words used to guide your multi-paragraph essay in order. Ex.) first, then, next, finally, etc

a)

transition words

b)

adverbs

c)

nouns

d)

thesis statement