Use Word Relationships to Understand Meaning - 6th Grade Writing
- What word relationship names a link where a specific thing belongs to a broader group?
- Item-to-category relationship. A specific example connects to its general type or class.
- Which option correctly completes a part-to-whole relationship: a keyboard is part of a _____.
- Computer. Keyboard is a component that forms part of a computer system.
- Identify the relationship in the pair: drought → crop failure.
- Cause-and-effect. Drought causes crops to fail due to lack of water.
- Which option best completes a cause-and-effect pair: slippery road → ____?
- Car accident. Slippery roads cause accidents.
- What question best tests for a part-to-whole relationship between two words?
- Is one word a piece of the other. This identifies if one word is a component of another.
- Identify the relationship in the pair: violin → instrument.
- Item-to-category. A violin is a specific example of the instrument category.
- Which word is the cause in the pair: slippery ice → fall?
- Slippery ice. Ice creates conditions that lead to falling.
- Which word is the category in the pair: sparrow → bird?
- Bird. Bird is the broader group that includes sparrows.
- Identify the relationship in the pair: tulip and flower.
- Item-to-category. Tulip is a specific type of flower.
- What word relationship names a link where one event makes another event happen?
- Cause-and-effect relationship. One event directly leads to or produces another event.
- Choose the word that is the item: salmon, trout, fish (answer with one word).
- Salmon. This is one specific type of fish.
- Which word is the whole in the pair: wheel and bicycle?
- Bicycle. The wheel is part of this complete vehicle.
- What word relationship names a link where something is a piece of a larger thing?
- Part-to-whole relationship. A component belongs to or makes up a larger entity.
- Choose the best meaning of "shatter" using the relationship: shatter → broken glass.
- To break into many pieces. Shattering causes glass to break into pieces.
- Which option best completes an item-to-category pair: violin → ____?
- Instrument. Violin is a specific type of musical instrument.
- Which option is the effect in the pair: drought → crop failure?
- Crop failure. This results from the drought.
- Identify the relationship in the pair: fever and infection.
- Cause-and-effect. Infection causes fever as a symptom.
- Which word is the effect in the pair: slippery ice → fall?
- Fall. Fall is the result produced by slippery ice.
- What word relationship names a link where something is one example of a group?
- Item-to-category relationship. A specific example belongs to a broader group or type.
- Choose the word that is the whole: petals, stem, flower.
- Flower. Petals and stem are parts of this whole.
- Which word is the item in the pair: robin and bird?
- Robin. This specific bird belongs to the bird category.
- Which word is the whole in the pair: engine → car?
- Car. Car is the complete unit containing the engine.
- Choose the word that is the category: salmon, trout, fish.
- Fish. Salmon and trout are specific types of this.
- Which option is a part-to-whole pair: (A) robin→bird (B) wheel→bicycle (C) rain→flood?
- B. A wheel is a component that makes up part of a bicycle.
- Identify the relationship in the pair: chapter → book.
- Part-to-whole. A chapter is a section that forms part of a complete book.
- Choose the word that is the part: petals, stem, flower (answer with one word).
- Petals. These are one part of the flower.
- Which option is an item-to-category pair: (A) tulip→flower (B) petal→flower (C) storm→damage?
- A. A tulip is a specific type within the flower category.
- Which word is the part in the pair: engine → car?
- Engine. Engine is the component within the larger car.
- Choose the best meaning of "inflate" using the relationship: inflate → larger balloon.
- To fill with air and expand. Inflating causes a balloon to become larger.
- Choose the best meaning of "migrate" using the relationship: migrate → relocation.
- To move from one place to another. Migration causes relocation, showing movement between places.
- Which word is the part in the pair: wheel and bicycle?
- Wheel. This component is part of the bicycle.
- Which option shows a cause-and-effect pair: (A) seed→plant (B) plant→seed (C) plant→leaf?
- A. Seeds cause plants to grow when planted.
- Which option best completes a part-to-whole pair: chapter → ____?
- Book. Chapters are parts of a complete book.
- Which word is the item in the pair: sparrow → bird?
- Sparrow. Sparrow is the specific example within the bird category.
- Identify the relationship in the pair: engine and car.
- Part-to-whole. Engine is a component of the complete car.
- What word relationship names a link where a smaller piece belongs to a larger whole?
- Part-to-whole relationship. A component or piece connects to its complete unit.
- Which word is the category in the pair: robin and bird?
- Bird. Robin is a specific type of this general group.
- Which option is the cause in the pair: drought → crop failure?
- Drought. Lack of rain causes crops to fail.
- Which option correctly completes an item-to-category relationship: broccoli is a type of _____.
- Vegetable. Broccoli is a specific type within the vegetable category.
- What word relationship names a link where one event makes another happen?
- Cause-and-effect relationship. One event directly leads to or produces another event.