Meeting a Need

Jill looked at the price tag to see if she could afford the shirt. She only had $10 with her.

Afford means...

• checking to see if you remembered your wallet

• checking to see if something is the right size

• looking to see if something is on sale

• you have enough money to pay for something

Lin asked her mom for a loan of $5. She wanted to buy her dad a birthday card but had recently spent all of her money.

Loan is a noun that means:

• money spent

• money borrowed

• money given as a gift

• money found on the sidewalk

Jesus and Manuel set up a lemonade stand. They spent $3 at the market to buy the lemonade mix and the cups, and sold $8 to their neighbors. They figured out that they made a profit of $5 from the sales.

A profit is...

• the amount of money left after all the business costs have been paid

• the amount to spend at the store

• the price you charge for a product

• the time that it takes to make money

When enough rain falls and the weather is good, a garden can prosper. There will be a wonderful harvest.

Prosper is a verb that means:

• when there is a flood

• when you do well and become successful

• when you pick vegetables

• when it is sunny

Firefighters take great risk when they enter a burning building.

Risk is a noun that means:

• a large fire

• being careful

• axes and other gear

• chance of loss or harm

Elizabeth sets aside one dollar a week from her allowance and puts it in her savings. She wants to use her savings for college.

Savings is a noun that means:

• a piggy bank

• a hiding place

• money set aside for the future

• a wallet

Sam and his brother earn wages for mowing the grass in the summer. They save their wages until they have enough to go to the water park.

Wages are:

• payments received for work done

• a sunburn

• hard work

• tools to complete a job

Water can become scarce after many hot months with no rain.

Scarce is an adjective that means:

• hot and thirsty

• easy to find

• evaporated

• difficult to get or find

Mr. Miranda took a compass with him when he went hiking. He wanted to make sure he could find his way back to the cabin.

A compass is

• a tool for finding directions

• a cell phone

• mosquito spray

• a hat

California has some amazing physical features. The Sierra Nevada mountains are massive and beautiful and Lake Tahoe draws tourists from all over the United States.

Physical features are:

• places to visit

• places where you can ski

• a part of Earth's surface including landmasses and bodies of water

• part of the United States