Vocabulary - Feathers: Not Just for Flying

Directions: Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the word prey.

1. The hawk was looking for prey in the trees.

• enemies

• food

• leaves

• predators

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

Directions: Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the word brittle.

2. Because elderly people have brittle bones, they frequently are injured.

• A. heavy and thick

• B. hard to break

• C. easily broken

• D. strong and rigid

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

Directions: Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the word bristle.

3. The bird’s eyes are surrounded by bristle feathers.

• colorful down

• oily and wet

• short and rough

• long and soft

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Directions: Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the word system.

4. The scientists used a system to classify the feathers.

• single example

• type of behavior

• series of guesses

• set of connected characteristics

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Which word is a synonym for contour in the sentence below?

The contour of the full moon was round.

• light

• glow

• outline

• shadow

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C