U3W2 Vocabulary

U3W2 Vocabulary

Civilization

A civilization is a society in which agriculture, trade, art, science, and government are highly developed. What past civilization interests you most?

Complex

• Something complex is difficult to understand or do.

• What is an antonym for complex?

Cultivate

• To cultivate is to improve, develop, or make something better.

• How do you cultivate a friendship?

Devise

•  If you devise a strategy, you think about it and plan it carefully.

• What healthful plan would you like to devise?

Fashioned

•  A pot that has been fashioned has been shaped or molded.

• What other items can be fashioned from clay?

Resourceful

• A person who is resourceful is skilled in dealing with new or difficult situations.

•  What qualities does a resourceful person have?

Shortage

• A shortage is a lack of supply.

• Why is a shortage of water dangerous?

Tormentors

• Tormentors are people or things that cause pain.

• How can cats be tormentors to birds?

Multiple Choice

If someone is being resourceful they would most likely

• ask for help with everything

• find a way to deal with the situation

• give up

Multiple Choice

If there is a shortage of something it means that

• there is a lot of that item

• the item is sparkly

• there isn't enough of the item for everyone

Multiple Choice

Which of the following words has the same meaning as fashioned?

• shaped

• specialized

• bought

Multiple Choice

What does the word tormentors mean?

• people who live recklessly

• animals whose habitat has been destroyed

• people or things that cause pain

Multiple Choice

Which word has almost the exact meaning of cultivate?

• argue

• plant

• touch

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of a civilization?

• The Roman Empire

• the grocery store

• a football team

Multiple Choice

What does the word complex mean?

• urgently requiring attention

• very easy to solve

• hard to understand or do

Multiple Choice

What does the word devise mean?

• to invent

• to solve

• to argue

Open Ended

What is your plan for the New Year? What do you want to get better at? How will you do that?