Dictionary Skills Review

What word would NOT appear on a dictionary page with the following guide words?  braid-----bread

• brain

• breed

• branch

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CCSS.L.3.2G

Select the correct definition for the word flight.  
I have a flight scheduled to leave at 10:00 am.

• The act or process of flying.

• A scheduled airplane trip.

• A group flying together.

• A series of stairs.

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CCSS.L.5.5C

Select the correct definition for the word melt.

The sugar cube began to melt when it was placed in the hot coffee.

• 1. To change a solid to a liquid by heating.

• 2. To dissolve.

• 3. To lessen or fade gradually, vanish.

• 4. To change or blend gradually.

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CCSS.L.5.5C

Select the correct definition for the word passage.

We took the boat through a small passage on the river.

• The act or process of passing.

• A journey, especially by water or air.

• A narrow path or channel.

• A part of a written work that is read.

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CCSS.L.5.5C

Select the correct definition for the word retreat.

My family and I went on a retreat to the mountains for the weekend.

• The act of moving back in the face of an enemy.

• The signal for such an act, made on a drum or trumpet.

• A quiet, private place

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CCSS.L.5.5C

Which word would I find in the dictionary page below?

Guide word: go - gold

• glue

• goat

• grade

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CCSS.L.3.2G

Use this hammer to pound the nail into the wall.

• Meaning 1

• Meaning 2

• Meaning 3

• Meaning 4

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CCSS.L.5.5C

Mom says she gains a pound just looking at chocolate.

• Meaning 1

• Meaning 2

• Meaning 3

• Meaning 4

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Look at the picture and answer the question:

These words indicate the first or last word on that page. How are they called?

• guide words

• entry word

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CCSS.L.3.2G

This dictionary element tells you how to pronounce a word.

• part of speech

• pronunciation

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CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C