Why We Explore

Choose the word that best matches the underlined word or phrase.

I am interested to see the views from the hilltop.

• investigate

• curious

• drive

• knowledge

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The village is too far away. It will take days to reach it.

• Hi-tech

• remote

• curious

• investigate

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

I want to be the first person who travels beyond Mars!

• pioneer

• knowledge

• drive

• investigate

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

She is a skillful researcher.

• a purpose

• an exciting

• a curious

• an expert

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

His camera has some very sophisticated and modern functions.

• remote

• curious

• Hi-tech

• investigate

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

I want to go and find out what's in that cave.

• remote

• curious

• investigate

• drive

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

We get many of our physical __________________, such as height, hair and eye color, or the size and shape of our eyes and nose, from our parents.

traits ancestors genes

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Even some parts of our personality, and the types of diseases we develop, can be __________ with our parents, their parents, and so on.

associated motivates discover

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

All of these things are contained in our ____________ and are passed down from generation to generation.

traits ancestors genes

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Many people are curious about their __________________.

traits ancestors genes

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4