U1W2 Progress Checkup Practice

Directions: Circle the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.

I was hoping to speak to an astrobiologist about judging the exhibits.

• an astronaut studying space travel

• an engineer studying rocket science

• a chemist studying space particles

• a scientist studying life in the universe

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Directions: Circle the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.

Studying microbes allows scientists to better understand the world.

• tiny living things

• pores in rocks

• drops of snow melting

• dangerous radiation

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Directions: Circle the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.

NASA has invested in rovers that can explore other planets.

• cargo planes

• mechanical body parts

• research stations

• vehicles controlled remotely

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Directions: Circle the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.

Scientists built sensors on the outside of the spacecraft.

• light bulbs

• detecting devices

• hammers and chisels

• design procedure

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

The scientist said that certain types of radiation are not dangerous to people.

• energy rays

• light beams

• waves of light

• rock samples

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Directions: Read the question. Choose the best answer.

Which word is a synonym for colony in the sentence below?

Scientists hope that by studying the prairie dog colony living at the zoo, they will learn more about their behavior.

• association

• crowd

• group

• neighborhood

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Directions: Choose the word in each group that has a Greek root that matches the definition shown.

root meaning light

• proton

• chronology

• geology

• photosynthesis

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

Directions: Choose the word in each group that has a Greek root that matches the definition shown.

root meaning Earth

• psychology

• astrophysics

• geometry

• autograph

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

Directions: Choose the word in each group that has a Greek root that matches the definition shown.

root meaning study of

• chronograph

• chronicle

• geology

• synchronize

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

Directions: Read the question. Then choose the best answer.

The word containing the Greek root meaning to measure is —

• biology

• photograph

• astronomy

• photometer

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B