Vocabulary Review - Week 4

1. Which word does NOT provide a clue to the meaning of speculate?

• question

• guess

• assume

• exclaim

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

2.If you speculate about when the school picnic will be, which of these is true?

• You don’t care about the picnic.

• You guess different days that the picnic will be held.

• You don’t know if you want to go to the picnic.

• You know when the picnic will be, but you must keep it a secret.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

3.There is speculation that a movie will be filmed in your community.

What does that mean?

• . You should start looking for movie stars in your community.

• People in your community are not sure they like movies.

• Some people think that a movie will be filmed in your community.

• Everyone knows for sure that a movie will be filmed in your community

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

4.Which word is NOT a synonym for speculation?

• assumption

• rumor

• guess

• selection

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

5.Which sentence describes what you do when you hypothesize?

• Make a careful prediction

• Make a random guess

• Look for a large size in something.

• Ask your teacher the answer.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

6.Which statement does NOT describe a hypothesis?

• It can be tested to determine if it is correct.

• It is known by everyone to be correct.

• It is a kind of prediction.

• . It can prove true or false.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

7.What do scientists do to come up with theories?

• propose to people

• guess reasons for things

• perform experiments

• explain why there are theories