Lesson 6 Vocabulary Quest for the Tree Kangaroo

What does the word calculate mean in the sentence below?

Please calculate the price of this shirt on sale.

• arrange

• change and update

• give a new discount for

• figure out mathematically

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

What does the word presence mean in the sentence below?

Mr. Rollins expects our presence at every club meeting.

• attendance

• participation

• preparation

• silence

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What does the word beaming mean in the sentence below?

Juanita could not stop beaming about her good luck.

• thinking carefully

• smiling brightly

• bragging loudly

• talking fast

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

What does the word snug mean in the sentence below?

The boaters must make sure their life preservers are snug.

• well used

• closely fitted

• upside-down

• brightly colored

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

What does the word perch mean in the sentence below?

The lizard returned to its perch in a tree to bask in the sun.

• nest

• hanging cage

• high resting place

• secondary branch

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Which pair of words has almost the same meaning?

• soft, rough

• stormy, sunny

• peaceful, calm

• funny, cheerful

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Which pair of words has opposite meanings in the sentence below?

I will remove her name from the list of fifth graders and add it to the list of sixth graders.

• and, of

• name, list

• fifth, sixth

• remove, add

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which pair of words has almost the same meaning?

• hand, limb

• pencil, pen

• door, bench

• support, help

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which pair of words has almost the same meaning in the sentence below?

Suki moved so rapidly that she quickly began to approach the runner at the front of the pack.

• runner, pack

• rapidly, quickly

• approach, began

• moved, approach

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Which word means the OPPOSITE of the word remember?

• forget

• hide

• recall

• regret

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4