M4U1 Vocabulary (Lesson 1)

What is single-use plastic?

• Plastic that is used multiple times

• Plastic that is only used once and then thrown away

• Plastic that is biodegradable

• Plastic that is used for packaging

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.5.10

What is plankton?

• Large sea animals

• A type of seaweed

• A mixture of tiny plants and animals floating in fresh or saltwater

• A type of coral

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

What is a transcript?

• A summary of a book

• A written version of spoken words, as in a movie

• A type of recording

• A list of vocabulary words

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What does portrayal mean?

• A type of painting

• A description or depiction of a subject

• A type of sculpture

• A type of music

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

What is a gyre?

• A type of fish

• A circular or spiral path or motion

• A type of plant

• A type of rock formation

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.5.10

What does insidious mean?

• Harmless and safe

• Seemingly or outwardly harmless but very dangerous

• Very obvious and clear

• Easily noticeable

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

What does delineate mean?

• To erase or remove

• To trace or tell the details of

• To simplify

• To confuse

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

What does evaluate mean?

• To ignore

• To judge

• To create

• To destroy

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

CCSS.L.5.6

What is hyperbole?

• Understatement

• In an exaggerated way

• A type of metaphor

• A type of simile

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What is the author's purpose?

• The reason an author writes a text or section of a text

• The style of writing

• The length of a text

• The genre of a text

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D