The Case of the Disappearing Words

People who study how languages work are called

• speech teachers

• linguists

• vocal coach

What word means easily and smoothly?

• linguist

• fluently

• pronouncing

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.4D

CCSS.RI.7.4

A ______ is a word that has a specific meaning.

• expression

• term

• recording

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.RI.7.4

A _____ means to talking to someone in a critical way.

• lecture

• judgment

• linguist

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CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

According to “The Case of the Disappearing Words,” what strategy did Hawaiians use to help their language come back? (Paragraph 12)

• They opened a school where only Hawaiian is spoken.

• They created an app where people can text in Hawaiian.

• They preserved recordings of people speaking in Hawaiian.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

What do linguists study?

• stories

• history

• language

According to “The Case of the Disappearing Words,” which of the following is an important benefit of saving a language?

• It can introduce people to new sounds.

• It can help people develop new technologies.

• It can teach people new things about the world.

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CCSS.RI.7.2

A _____ is a longer work of journalism that reports information in an in-depth way.

• Fictional Text

• Feature Article

• Poetry

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CCSS.RI.7.10

Why do languages disappear? (Paragraph 2)

• People like to make up new languages.

• People continue to teach future generations their native language.

• Languages become endangered when a dominant culture swallows up a smaller culture.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.8

Approximately how many languages are on Earth today? (Page 38)

• around 7,000

• around 100

• around 17, 000