Determining Meaning of Unknown & Multi-meaning Words

In the story, "Nature's Firefighters," it says: "Strong winds whip flames into firestorms that rip through the combustible plants, threatening lives and costing billions of dollars in damage."

What does the word firestorm mean?

• an intense, destructive fire

• fire that rains from burning clouds in the sky

• a tool for fighting fires

• a goat that battles fires

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

The root word "bio" means life. What does the word biology mean?

• the study of life

• living things

• full of life

• life throughout

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

When Wei Yei got a tiny cut on her pinky finger, she became melodramatic, and sobbed and demanded to see a doctor.

What does melodramatic mean?

• quiet

• overly emotional

• angry

• not angry enough

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

The Greek root "ge" means "the earth."

The word geology means:

• the study of the earth

• the study of geodes.

• a heavy metal found on earth.

• a person who loves the earth.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

The Gettysburg Address is a well known speech by Abraham Lincoln.

• to speak to

• to put energy into doing somehing

• to write on an envelope where it should be delivered

• a speech

• the location of a building

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

When we moved we got a new address.

• to speak to

• to put energy into doing something

• to write on an envelope where it should be delivered

• the location of a building

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

The mayor will address the problem at the next meeting.

• to speak to

• to put energy into doing something

• to write on an envelope where it should be delivered

• the location of a building

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Choose all answers that have a root word that means "two"?

• bisect

• dioxide

• biweekly

• unicycle

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Choose all answers that have a root word that means "two"?

• bisect

• dioxide

• biweekly

• unicycle

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which word contains a root word with the meaning "sound"?

• pedometer

• uniform

• symphony

• verdict

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A