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1. Word Activities for Unit 4 (part 1)
This TextGenome report provides word activities for each reading, to help students practice vocabulary.
What does the word geology mean?
a person's natural attitude to most things
an edible mollusk that may produce a pearl
science of Earth's composition and history
What does the word adapt mean?
to make certain
to establish again
to make suitable
What does the word produce mean?
to make
to keep in mind
to supply
What does the word scholar mean?
a small round vegetable that grows in a pod
a person with much knowledge; an authority
the name used for ancient Egyptian rulers
What does the word extend mean?
to make longer
to fasten well
to try to win
Use one of the given choices to fill in the blank.
Mercury is the first on your mission.
sale
planet
branches
grandpa
What does the word historian mean?
what happens as a result of an earlier event or action
a smooth food product made by evaporating or grinding
a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it
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2. Use one of the given choices to fill in the blank.
waves can be recorded by instruments called seismographs.
crowds
floods
miners
earthquake
What does the word planet mean?
a heavenly body moving around the sun
a measure of length equal to three feet
a car with a tailgate and folding seats
What does the word observe mean?
to watch
a pitch
to get
What does the word surface mean?
a very small distance
a way of doing something
the outside of anything
What does the word history mean?
a punishment set by a judge or court
a record of what has happened in the past
an organized system of spoken words
Use one of the given choices to fill in the blank.
As a , Mr. Gonzales is especially concerned with time.
historian
grams
monopoly
statues
What does the word orbit mean?
a certain section of a state, county, or city
a range of influence, activity, or knowledge
a kind of conference for a specific purpose
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3. What does the word system mean?
a walled-in space
a dressmaker's model
parts forming a whole
Use one of the given choices to fill in the blank.
The path is called an .
transfer
error
orbit
phrase
What does the word origin mean?
an amount of money
to sink teeth into
the starting point
What does the word evidence mean?
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
each of the quantities that makes up a fraction or ratio
group with like physical traits passed down generations
What does the word universe mean?
a waterway built across land for navigation or irrigation
everything that exists in Earth, the planets, and space
two or more atoms joined by a pair of shared electrons
Use one of the given choices to fill in the blank.
A thread from one neuron may the entire length of your leg.
describing
extend
melted
insisted
What does the word determine mean?
to decide
to happen
to attract
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4. Use one of the given choices to fill in the blank.
To the distance to the most distant stars, astronomers once again use the spectrascope.
determine
serve
ride
continue
What does the word earthquake mean?
an animal with a long pointed snout and velvety fur
shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from
volcanic activity
one of various complex proteins produced by living cells
What does the word scientist mean?
space, amount, or limit to which something reaches
a map line dividing Earth halfway between the poles
a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences
Use one of the given choices to fill in the blank.
The development and history of life are important aspects of historical .
mobility
turbine
incidence
geology
What does the word scientific mean?
ordinary, regular, or usual
of or relating to the practice of science
outside one's own country
Use one of the given choices to fill in the blank.
Not all nuclear chain reactions an explosion.
produce
running
follow
believe
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5. Use one of the given choices to fill in the blank.
Mirrors have a very smooth .
surface
miles
result
someone
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6. Word Activities for Unit 4 (part 1)
Key
This TextGenome report provides word activities for each reading, to help students practice vocabulary.
What does the word geology mean?
a person's natural attitude to most things
an edible mollusk that may produce a pearl
x science of Earth's composition and history
What does the word adapt mean?
to make certain
to establish again
x to make suitable
What does the word produce mean?
x to make
to keep in mind
to supply
What does the word scholar mean?
a small round vegetable that grows in a pod
x a person with much knowledge; an authority
the name used for ancient Egyptian rulers
What does the word extend mean?
x to make longer
to fasten well
to try to win
Use one of the given choices to fill in the blank.
Mercury is the first planet on your mission.
sale
planet
branches
grandpa
1BIG HISTORY PROJECT

7. What does the word historian mean?
what happens as a result of an earlier event or action
a smooth food product made by evaporating or grinding
x a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it
Use one of the given choices to fill in the blank.
earthquake waves can be recorded by instruments called seismographs.
crowds
floods
miners
earthquake
What does the word planet mean?
x a heavenly body moving around the sun
a measure of length equal to three feet
a car with a tailgate and folding seats
What does the word observe mean?
x to watch
a pitch
to get
What does the word surface mean?
a very small distance
a way of doing something
x the outside of anything
What does the word history mean?
a punishment set by a judge or court
x a record of what has happened in the past
an organized system of spoken words
Use one of the given choices to fill in the blank.
As a historian , Mr. Gonzales is especially concerned with time.
historian
grams
monopoly
statues
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8. What does the word orbit mean?
a certain section of a state, county, or city
x a range of influence, activity, or knowledge
a kind of conference for a specific purpose
What does the word system mean?
a walled-in space
a dressmaker's model
x parts forming a whole
Use one of the given choices to fill in the blank.
The path is called an orbit .
transfer
error
orbit
phrase
What does the word origin mean?
an amount of money
to sink teeth into
x the starting point
What does the word evidence mean?
x your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
each of the quantities that makes up a fraction or ratio
group with like physical traits passed down generations
What does the word universe mean?
a waterway built across land for navigation or irrigation
x everything that exists in Earth, the planets, and space
two or more atoms joined by a pair of shared electrons
Use one of the given choices to fill in the blank.
A thread from one neuron may extend the entire length of your leg.
describing
extend
melted
insisted
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9. What does the word determine mean?
x to decide
to happen
to attract
Use one of the given choices to fill in the blank.
To determine the distance to the most distant stars, astronomers once again use the spectrascope.
determine
serve
ride
continue
What does the word earthquake mean?
an animal with a long pointed snout and velvety fur
x shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from
volcanic activity
one of various complex proteins produced by living cells
What does the word scientist mean?
space, amount, or limit to which something reaches
a map line dividing Earth halfway between the poles
x a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences
Use one of the given choices to fill in the blank.
The development and history of life are important aspects of historical geology .
mobility
turbine
incidence
geology
What does the word scientific mean?
ordinary, regular, or usual
x of or relating to the practice of science
outside one's own country
Use one of the given choices to fill in the blank.
Not all nuclear chain reactions produce an explosion.
produce
running
follow
believe
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10. Use one of the given choices to fill in the blank.
Mirrors have a very smooth surface .
surface
miles
result
someone
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.
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