Vocabulary "Call of the Klondike"

A prospect or a prospector is...

• the search for mineral deposits in one place (like gold), or someone who searches for mineral deposits

• not having success in the future, or someone who will not have success in the future

• searching for a famous person, or someone who is looking for a famous person

• finding courage, or someone who is courageous

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.RI.7.4

What is a primary source?

• A source that has been created from many people and many places; putting all the information in one place.

• A source that is not credible.

• A source that gives a first hand account of an event like in a letter, diary, or journal entry

• A source where one can find water.

They carried their grub stake with them on their journey. In this sentence what does the term grub stake mean?

• They carried beef with them to eat.

• The information about their claims they have staked.

• Being allowed to bring a friend.

• The materials, food, and money one needs with them.

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CCSS.L.7.4D

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What does stake mean in this context: the prospectors had to stake their claims.

• The lines that are drawn around a sports field.

• To use for financial gain; profit

• To mark the limits of something; boundaries

• To yell Eureka! I've found it!

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Crude means...

• a very simple, rough, unplanned way to do something

• a complicated, and meticulously planned way to do something

• to create a intricate drawing

• a clear and concise end product

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.4D

CCSS.RI.7.4

Subsequent has the same root as sequential "sequ". Using that knowledge, what does the word subsequent mean?

• preceding something in time order

• the order of importance

• Following something in time order

• not in order; in disarray

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CCSS.L.7.4B

When something is described as vague it is...

• very sharply outlined

• very clear, exact, and precise

• a mood that is dark and depressing

• unclear, not precise or exact

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

To scheme is to...

• create a painting

• match your outfit; wardrobe

• form a plan

• cover up a mistake

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CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.L.7.6

A tenderfoot is someone who...

• stepped on a nail, now their foot hurts

• is an inexperienced beginner

• someone who cooks all of the miners meals

• is an experienced professional

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CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

An idea that is novel is...

• a book you can read

• old and overly used; it has been used too much

• an annoying thought

• brand new and original; it has never been thought of before

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4