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1. Word Activities for Unit 6 (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.
It is midday, and you have briefly halted your activities to rest by yourself on a wooded hillside.
foraging
sewn
scorching
cruising
What does the word environment mean?
an agreement
wild animals
surroundings
What does the word territory mean?
a salesperson's district
representative government
troops on a special duty
What does the word society mean?
a noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
football player who snaps the ball to the quarterback
What does the word attract mean?
to fasten with knots
to talk about briefly
to draw attention to
Use one of the given choices to fill in the blank.
usually occurs during changes in seasons.
adaptations
migration
pea
builders
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2. What does the word neanderthal mean?
ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance
well-known for something bad
at a distance in positioning or feeling from others
What does the word institute mean?
disgrace
a school
the edge
What does the word migration mean?
soft, powdery form of limestone made of tiny seashells
the movement of persons from one country or locality to another
a reptile with a scaly body, four legs and a long tail
What does the word evidence mean?
that which keeps a feeling alive or increases emotion
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
a person who wears clothes to display them for sale
What does the word evolution mean?
British nobleman of the highest rank outside the royal family
a organ of the body that filters poison from the blood
a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)
Use one of the given choices to fill in the blank.
The bones of men in Europe were different from the bones of men in Palestine.
neanderthal
seasoned
centrifugal
oncoming
What does the word fossils mean?
someone whose style is out of fashion
a cloth emblem or symbol of a nation
a body temperature higher than normal
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3. Use one of the given choices to fill in the blank.
Traditional China was an agricultural .
society
gas
oil
subject
What does the word technology mean?
a deep interest
applied science
a noisy quarrel
Use one of the given choices to fill in the blank.
Larry became a in a computer laboratory.
withholding
embarrassment
shocks
researcher
What does the word generation mean?
a cup or vase given as a prize, especially in sports
a tax on certain goods brought into or out of a country
all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
Use one of the given choices to fill in the blank.
Gravity always makes objects each other.
manage
washing
trapped
attract
Use one of the given choices to fill in the blank.
Each of these traits passed from to .
gift
generation
cancer
babies
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4. Use one of the given choices to fill in the blank.
Cemeteries provide with much information.
homicide
gem
wilkinson
archaeologist
What does the word marsupials mean?
a hanging of a group of threads or cords bound together
a highly seasoned smoked-beef food often served sliced
mammals of which the females have a pouch (the marsupium) containing the teats where the young are fed and
carried
What does the word genetics mean?
science of heredity
a cold, snowy storm
a boat made of wood
What does the word preserve mean?
to keep safe
to win over
to get rid of
Use one of the given choices to fill in the blank.
Most are , such as the kangaroo and the koala bear, which carry their young in pouches.
suzie
marsupials
gm
keevan
Use one of the given choices to fill in the blank.
Friendship is a close that usually develops over time.
authority
compounds
values
relationship
What does the word evolve mean?
work out
to wipe
to throw
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5. What does the word relationship mean?
a person who wears clothes to display them for sale
a relation between people; (`relationship' is often used where `relation' would serve, as in `the relationship
between inflation and unemployment', but the preferred usage of `relationship' is for hum
a school of higher education having one or more colleges
Use one of the given choices to fill in the blank.
After slavery was abolished he went to Hampton , a college for blacks in Virginia and supported himself by
working as a janitor.
institute
associate
printer
privileges
What does the word culture mean?
a part played
civilization
very dry land
What does the word researcher mean?
a saltwater shellfish with two large pincer claws
a person who is not what he or she pretends to be
a scientist who devotes himself to doing research
Use one of the given choices to fill in the blank.
herdsmen were still tending scrawny animals in an almost barren desert land.
integral
nomadic
conflicting
multicellular
Use one of the given choices to fill in the blank.
Wildlife managers strive to protect and wildlife.
adjust
preserve
cure
suspect
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6. Use one of the given choices to fill in the blank.
People in groups share many beliefs.
culture
mary
model
examples
Use one of the given choices to fill in the blank.
Science and differ but are also related.
technology
dance
traits
teaching
Use one of the given choices to fill in the blank.
The Louisiana stretched from the Mississippi to the Rockies.
territory
mississippi
papers
desire
What does the word nomadic mean?
powerful
important
migratory
What does the word foraging mean?
to soak up ink or some other liquid
collect or look around for (food)
to declare something publicly
What does the word archaeologist mean?
a thin sheet of paper or metal in which a pattern is cut
an anthropologist who studies prehistoric people and their culture
a unit of land containing thirty-six sections of one square mile each
TextGenome
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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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7. Word Activities for Unit 6 (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.
It is midday, and you have briefly halted your foraging activities to rest by yourself on a wooded hillside.
foraging
sewn
scorching
cruising
What does the word environment mean?
an agreement
wild animals
x surroundings
What does the word territory mean?
x a salesperson's district
representative government
troops on a special duty
What does the word society mean?
a noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb
x an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
football player who snaps the ball to the quarterback
What does the word attract mean?
to fasten with knots
to talk about briefly
x to draw attention to
Use one of the given choices to fill in the blank.
migration usually occurs during changes in seasons.
adaptations
migration
pea
builders
1BIG HISTORY PROJECT

8. What does the word neanderthal mean?
x ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance
well-known for something bad
at a distance in positioning or feeling from others
What does the word institute mean?
disgrace
x a school
the edge
What does the word migration mean?
soft, powdery form of limestone made of tiny seashells
x the movement of persons from one country or locality to another
a reptile with a scaly body, four legs and a long tail
What does the word evidence mean?
that which keeps a feeling alive or increases emotion
x your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
a person who wears clothes to display them for sale
What does the word evolution mean?
British nobleman of the highest rank outside the royal family
a organ of the body that filters poison from the blood
x a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature
stage)
Use one of the given choices to fill in the blank.
The bones of neanderthal men in Europe were different from the bones of neanderthal
men in Palestine.
neanderthal
seasoned
centrifugal
oncoming
What does the word fossils mean?
x someone whose style is out of fashion
a cloth emblem or symbol of a nation
a body temperature higher than normal
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9. Use one of the given choices to fill in the blank.
Traditional China was an agricultural society .
society
gas
oil
subject
What does the word technology mean?
a deep interest
x applied science
a noisy quarrel
Use one of the given choices to fill in the blank.
Larry became a researcher in a computer laboratory.
withholding
embarrassment
shocks
researcher
What does the word generation mean?
a cup or vase given as a prize, especially in sports
a tax on certain goods brought into or out of a country
x all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
Use one of the given choices to fill in the blank.
Gravity always makes objects attract each other.
manage
washing
trapped
attract
Use one of the given choices to fill in the blank.
Each of these traits passed from generation to generation .
gift
generation
cancer
babies
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10. Use one of the given choices to fill in the blank.
Cemeteries provide archaeologist with much information.
homicide
gem
wilkinson
archaeologist
What does the word marsupials mean?
a hanging of a group of threads or cords bound together
a highly seasoned smoked-beef food often served sliced
x mammals of which the females have a pouch (the marsupium) containing the teats where the young are fed and
carried
What does the word genetics mean?
x science of heredity
a cold, snowy storm
a boat made of wood
What does the word preserve mean?
x to keep safe
to win over
to get rid of
Use one of the given choices to fill in the blank.
Most are marsupials , such as the kangaroo and the koala bear, which carry their young in pouches.
suzie
marsupials
gm
keevan
Use one of the given choices to fill in the blank.
Friendship is a close relationship that usually develops over time.
authority
compounds
values
relationship
What does the word evolve mean?
x work out
to wipe
to throw
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11. What does the word relationship mean?
a person who wears clothes to display them for sale
x a relation between people; (`relationship' is often used where `relation' would serve, as in `the relationship
between inflation and unemployment', but the preferred usage of `relationship' is for hum
a school of higher education having one or more colleges
Use one of the given choices to fill in the blank.
After slavery was abolished he went to Hampton institute , a college for blacks in Virginia and supported
himself by working as a janitor.
institute
associate
printer
privileges
What does the word culture mean?
a part played
x civilization
very dry land
What does the word researcher mean?
a saltwater shellfish with two large pincer claws
a person who is not what he or she pretends to be
x a scientist who devotes himself to doing research
Use one of the given choices to fill in the blank.
nomadic herdsmen were still tending scrawny animals in an almost barren desert land.
integral
nomadic
conflicting
multicellular
Use one of the given choices to fill in the blank.
Wildlife managers strive to protect and preserve wildlife.
adjust
preserve
cure
suspect
5BIG HISTORY PROJECT

12. Use one of the given choices to fill in the blank.
People in culture groups share many beliefs.
culture
mary
model
examples
Use one of the given choices to fill in the blank.
Science and technology differ but are also related.
technology
dance
traits
teaching
Use one of the given choices to fill in the blank.
The Louisiana territory stretched from the Mississippi to the Rockies.
territory
mississippi
papers
desire
What does the word nomadic mean?
powerful
important
x migratory
What does the word foraging mean?
to soak up ink or some other liquid
x collect or look around for (food)
to declare something publicly
What does the word archaeologist mean?
a thin sheet of paper or metal in which a pattern is cut
x an anthropologist who studies prehistoric people and their culture
a unit of land containing thirty-six sections of one square mile each
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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