FIAB Vocabulary and Language

Although not everyone treasures the taste of mushrooms, they can be appreciated because of their tons of uses. Mushrooms are used for medicinal reasons, health benefits, gardening advantages, and, of course, for eating enjoyment.

What does tons of uses mean in this sentence?

• selection of reasons

• assortment of values

• range of benefits

• mixture of tasks

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Select the best words to replace the words cold and wishing.

• cool

• hoping

• waiting

• longing

• frosty

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

Teens are able to wake up more rested and get more done during the day. In fact, scores on tests went up by two to three points for students who started school just one hour later.

What is a more concrete or specific phrase to replace 'get more done during the day?

• complete needed things

• be better prepared

• be more productive

• work more quickly

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

Sure enough, when it was time for team try-outs, I was able to "really, really show off!"

Choose the best way to revise the quoted phrase so that the essay maintains a consistent style or voice.

• display my new set of skills

• prove that I'm as good as it gets

• make everybody look like beginners

• play way better than the rest

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

The most common fruits at my local grocery store are apples, oranges, and bananas. Depending upon the season, the grocer may have strawberries, blueberries, peaches, nectarines, cantaloupes, and watermelons. All of them have natural sugars to give energy and vitamins to "keep us feeling better."

The writer wants to replace the quoted phrase to make his meaning more exact. Which phrase would make his word choice better?

• provide satisfaction

• increase activity

• maintain health

• improve appetite

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Across the horizon, the Rander Mountains spread out in the distance like dark waves. Before them lay a wide plain divided into two parts by the ribbon of the Moshua River. The river made its way acrossacross the grasslands until it was finally swallowed up by the distant mountains. Rays of sunshine came throughthrough the thick layers of dark clouds and warmed the valley.

Choose two words or phrases that would be more specific to replace "made its way across" and "came through" in the paragraph.

• flowed through

• went over

• pierced

• escaped

• entered

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

Magda woke up with a start, her heart pounding rapidly in her chest. She "sat up and tried to catch her breath as she looked around to determine where she was". As she slowly regained consciousness, she realized it had been a dream and lay back on her pillow with a sense of relief.

To add more description, select the best phrase to replace the phrase "sat up."

• shifted around in the bed

• propped herself up

• moved to a seated position

• bolted upright quickly

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

Mark, an architect, dreamed of building a tree house in which he could actually live. Living high up in the branches with the sound of rustling leaves and chirping birds seemed "right" to him. After two years of searching, Mark found exactly the right oak tree on the edge of a wooded acre and began building his dream house.

Choose two more exact words that the student could use to replace the "quoted" word.

• correct

• important

• ideal

• great

• perfect

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

It was March, and I had a lot going on in school. I had a research report due, and my basketball team was preparing for an important game against our rival school. The pressure to meet the deadline and to perform well at the game caused a lot of worry. Fortunately, I found a great release to "change" the stress. I would head to a pond near my house, sit quietly, and watch the ducks. It always relaxed me and left me feeling ready to take on new challenges.

Choose two more exact words that the student could use in place of the "quoted" word.

• reduce

• affect

• misplater

• relieve

• alter

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

Brian grew up in Alaska. His favorite memory is of the northern lights, or the aurora borealis, flowing across the clear, black sky on the coldest of nights. "Brian and his sister would wake up and go outside to look at the sky. "The curtains of green and yellow light would roll and peak like a roller coaster. At rare times, the waves of light would turn to blue and then red.

Read the "quoted" sentence from the paragraph. To add more description, select the best phrase to replace the phrase "look at the sky."

• notice the attractive sky

• stare at the strange sky

• study the weird sky

• gaze at the glowing sky

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5