2. Chronology
A chronology is a timeline or
something that explains the order
in which things happened. If a
police officer asks you for a
timeline of how things happened
before a crime, you would give him
a ___________________.
4. Chronology
A timeline that shows when each
amendment to the constitution is made is a
chronology.
Sometimes in court cases, witnesses get
confused about the chronology of the crime
and where they were when it happened.
6. Chronology
If I write down a list of people I know and
their birthdays, is that a chronology?
If I make a timeline that shows when all my
friends’ birthdays are through the year, is
that a chronology?
9. Commemorate
To commemorate an event or person
is to remember and honor the event or
person, like a wedding anniversary or
the date a peace treaty was signed.
When we celebrate Memorial Day and
remember those who have died for
our country, we ____________ them.
11. Commemorate
If you fly a flag on Memorial
Day, Independence Day, and Veterans
Day, you’re commemorating important
dates in our country’s history.
Sometimes the government issues special
coins to commemorate important events in
history.
13. Commemorate
If you ignore your sister’s birthday and don’t
celebrate it, are you commemorating your
sister?
If you attend a special Veterans Day
ceremony with your family, are you
commemorating the holiday?
16. Cower
To cower means to back away from
something in fear or to move to
protect yourself from something. If
someone threatened you with a
weapon, you would probably
_________ and move away from
them.
18. Cower
My friend’s dog cowers in fear when the
vacuum cleaner is on.
When a child knows he will get in trouble,
he sometimes cowers under a table or in a
corner where it’s hard to reach him.
20. Cower
Would you cower if someone threw confetti
at you for your birthday?
Would you cower if someone much bigger
than you came at you and started punching
you?
21. Cower
What are some adjectives you could
use to describe someone who
cowers frequently?
23. Decorum
Decorum is proper polite behavior
that you would use in front of
company or in a fancy restaurant.
If you were sitting next to the
Queen of England, you would
want to show ___________ and
not stick your tongue out.
25. Decorum
Brett’s behavior lacked decorum when he
put spaghetti up his nose and made it come
out his mouth at the wedding.
Elizabeth showed decorum by using the
correct fork to eat her salad at the fancy
luncheon.
27. Decorum
If I put my whole steak on a fork and eat
off the fork, bite by bite, am I showing
decorum?
If I place my napkin in my lap and use good
table manners, am I showing decorum?
30. Deduction
A deduction is a decision made
from eliminating other choices, like
an inference or educated guess. If
you figure something out by
eliminating all but one possible
answer, you’ve made a _______.
32. Deduction
Sherlock Holmes always solved cases by
deduction; he eliminated all the possible
explanations until he was left with just one.
Dr. House uses deduction to diagnose his
patients; he tests and treats them for many
illnesses until they respond to the right
treatment.
34. Deduction
If I used eeny-meeny-miney-moe on a test,
did I reach my answer through deduction?
If I use the text to prove that A, C, and D
are wrong, have I made a deduction?
