This document provides a vocabulary worksheet with multiple choice questions to help students learn new words. It includes questions about words like technology, existence, solution, accelerate, generation, and more. For each question, students must choose the correct definition from among three options. The goal is to help students improve their vocabulary through targeted practice with key terms.

1. Word Activities for Unit 10 (part 1)
This TextGenome report provides word activities for each reading, to help students practice vocabulary.
Use one of the given choices to fill in the blank.
Clearness is one property of a liquid .
items
joe
solution
bit
What does the word technology mean?
a definite plan
applied science
a looking glass
What does the word existence mean?
free and honest in expression
the state or fact of existing
the soldiers under an officer
What does the word solution mean?
a mixture of two or more substances
grain ground and baked into loaves
a self-propelled section of a rocket
Use one of the given choices to fill in the blank.
tests measure specific skills and knowledge that you have been taught in school.
achievement
nutrition
hut
decreases
What does the word accelerate mean?
to go faster
to challenge
to disappear
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2. What does the word generation mean?
two or more atoms joined by a pair of shared electrons
all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
a waterway built across land for navigation or irrigation
What does the word universe mean?
two or more atoms joined by a pair of shared electrons
a piece of stone or metal that attracts iron or steel
everything that exists in Earth, the planets, and space
What does the word hydrogen mean?
a parents' girl child
a man who is married
a component of water
What does the word population mean?
a container of wood, paper, or other material
the people who inhabit a territory or state
water that falls in drops from clouds to Earth
What does the word generate mean?
to decide
to get back
to produce
Use one of the given choices to fill in the blank.
It takes less force to a smaller mass.
confront
accelerate
flourish
decorate
What does the word network mean?
the short, thick finger next to the index finger
a connected group of radio or television stations
an oily liquid that can be refined into gasoline
What does the word complexity mean?
the quality of being intricate and compounded
The next stage of a living thing after embryo
the cost of a ride on a bus, train, or plane
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3. What does the word achievement mean?
the action of accomplishing something
a journey made for a specific purpose
something that is choice or precious
Use one of the given choices to fill in the blank.
Magnets can electricity in a piece of copper wire that is passed through the force field.
generate
believing
expecting
underlying
Use one of the given choices to fill in the blank.
Its roots form a thick connecting every stem and shoot in the grove.
interaction
hudson
network
squirrel
Use one of the given choices to fill in the blank.
The discovery of these particles has made scientists aware of the of even more particles.
existence
opportunities
port
seed
What does the word challenge mean?
a lawmaking body
a demanding task
a clown or joker
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vocabulary and world knowledge. Once kids love to read they read more and become proficient readers and thus great
learners. We implement a research-based systematic approach to help kids learn the words they need to know as well as the
system of language - word families, concept networks - in which words are used. To learn more about TextGenome, visit
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4. Word Activities for Unit 10 (part 1)
Key
This TextGenome report provides word activities for each reading, to help students practice vocabulary.
Use one of the given choices to fill in the blank.
Clearness is one property of a liquid solution .
items
joe
solution
bit
What does the word technology mean?
a definite plan
x applied science
a looking glass
What does the word existence mean?
free and honest in expression
x the state or fact of existing
the soldiers under an officer
What does the word solution mean?
x a mixture of two or more substances
grain ground and baked into loaves
a self-propelled section of a rocket
Use one of the given choices to fill in the blank.
achievement tests measure specific skills and knowledge that you have been taught in school.
achievement
nutrition
hut
decreases
What does the word accelerate mean?
x to go faster
to challenge
to disappear
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5. What does the word generation mean?
two or more atoms joined by a pair of shared electrons
x all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
a waterway built across land for navigation or irrigation
What does the word universe mean?
two or more atoms joined by a pair of shared electrons
a piece of stone or metal that attracts iron or steel
x everything that exists in Earth, the planets, and space
What does the word hydrogen mean?
a parents' girl child
a man who is married
x a component of water
What does the word population mean?
a container of wood, paper, or other material
x the people who inhabit a territory or state
water that falls in drops from clouds to Earth
What does the word generate mean?
to decide
to get back
x to produce
Use one of the given choices to fill in the blank.
It takes less force to accelerate a smaller mass.
confront
accelerate
flourish
decorate
What does the word network mean?
the short, thick finger next to the index finger
x a connected group of radio or television stations
an oily liquid that can be refined into gasoline
What does the word complexity mean?
x the quality of being intricate and compounded
The next stage of a living thing after embryo
the cost of a ride on a bus, train, or plane
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6. What does the word achievement mean?
x the action of accomplishing something
a journey made for a specific purpose
something that is choice or precious
Use one of the given choices to fill in the blank.
Magnets can generate electricity in a piece of copper wire that is passed through the force field.
generate
believing
expecting
underlying
Use one of the given choices to fill in the blank.
Its roots form a thick network connecting every stem and shoot in the grove.
interaction
hudson
network
squirrel
Use one of the given choices to fill in the blank.
The discovery of these particles has made scientists aware of the existence of even more particles.
existence
opportunities
port
seed
What does the word challenge mean?
a lawmaking body
x a demanding task
a clown or joker
TextGenome
The goal for TextGenome is to help kids love reading by using books, articles and passages that match their individual interests,
vocabulary and world knowledge. Once kids love to read they read more and become proficient readers and thus great
learners. We implement a research-based systematic approach to help kids learn the words they need to know as well as the
system of language - word families, concept networks - in which words are used. To learn more about TextGenome, visit
www.textgenome.org.
3BIG HISTORY PROJECT