3.1 Vocabulary Review - “Gemini: The Twins” (Blue)

Which sentence uses the word mortal correctly?

• Daniel hoped his dog, Buttons, would live forever but knew in his heart Buttons was mortal.

• The mortal house needed a new coat of paint, and the lawn needed to be cleaned up to make it good as new.

• Khloe’s plaid shirt was so mortal it was easy to see her in the crowd at the football game.

Which is an example of ancient?

• Leah’s car was used but new to her, so she was still very excited.

• Ms. Ward told us a story that had been passed down for centuries in her family.

• The history museum will be built downtown by the end of the summer.

Choose the word that makes the most sense to complete this sentence. When you look up in the sky on a clear night, the ________ star Polaris is visible.

• distant

• faint

• brilliant

• constellation

• pattern

Which sentence uses the word devoted correctly?

• Even though he was afraid, Lucas was devoted to climb the tree to get his cat down.

• Tiana was devoted to learn the new song for the band, no matter how long it took.

• Although she lived in the city, Grace was devoted to saving farmland.

Which is the best example of an expert?

• Victoria is a professional dog trainer.

• Nicholas owns a horse.

• Iman paints pictures of birds.

Choose the word that makes the most sense to complete this sentence. Not all ________ use rhyme in their work.

• scientists

• mortals

• engineers

• experts

• poets

Which sentence uses the word constellation correctly?

• The constellation was so bold it was hard to see all the colors.

• Within a constellation, there are a lot of different plant types.

• The Big Dipper is the easiest constellation for me to find in the sky.

Which is an example of a pattern?

• Ian likes to mix things up and does not like to eat the same food for lunch.

• The garden was overgrown, and it was hard to see what plants were there.

• The blanket has stripes that alternate between red and blue.

A __________ is a group of stars that forms a shape or image.

• galaxy

• pattern

• poet

• constellation

• nebula

The word __________ describes something that is very old.

• ancient

• mortal

• modern

• recent

• brilliant