Reading: Vocabulary Unit 1, Week 2

What does "squatting" mean?

• Standing up straight

• Sitting down with your knees bent and your bottom close to the ground

• Lying flat on your back

• Jumping up and down

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

What does "withdrew" mean?

• Moving closer to something

• Pulled back or moved away from something

• Jumping forward

• Standing still

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

What does "scrunched" mean?

• Smoothed out

• Squeezed or pressed something together, making it smaller or wrinkled

• Stretched out

• Made larger

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

What does "marching" mean?

• Running quickly

• Walking in a strong, steady way, often in a group or in time to music

• Crawling on the ground

• Skipping around

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

What does "scorched" mean?

• Cooled down

• Burned the surface of something so it becomes very dry and damaged

• Made wet

• Covered in ice

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

What does "twitching" mean?

• Staying completely still

• Making quick, small movements that happen over and over again

• Moving in slow motion

• Jumping high

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

What are "colonies"?

• Single animals living alone

• Groups of animals or insects that live together in one place

• A type of plant

• A kind of rock

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

What does "magnifying" mean?

• Making something look smaller

• Making something look bigger than it really is by using a special glass or lens

• Changing the color of something

• Making something disappear

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

What are "antennae"?

• Short, stubby legs on insects

• Long, thin feelers on the heads of insects that help them sense the world around them

• Wings used for flying

• Eyes used for seeing

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

Which of the following is an example of "marching"?

• A cat sleeping on a couch

• A group of soldiers walking in time to music

• A bird flying in the sky

• A fish swimming in a pond

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RL.2.7

CCSS.RL.3.7

CCSS.RL.4.7