MAP 6th Grade Reading › Verify Preliminary Determinations of Word Meanings: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.6.4.D
Select the word that matches the definition provided.
Examine carefully or at length.
Peruse
Purse
Pursue
Provoke
When you peruse an article, you are not skimming it. You are spending significant time reading through it.
To use peruse in a sentence, “I decided to peruse the article because I found the topic so interesting.”
Select the word that matches the definition provided:
Bring to an end.
Termite
Terminate
Thermal
Trite
When you terminate something, you end it.
To use terminate in a sentence, “They decided to terminate his job at the factory.”
Select the word that best completes the sentence.
The location of the house was a key _______________ in her decision to buy it.
factory
factor
fraction
faction
The definition of “factor” is a circumstance, fact, or influence that contributes to a result or outcome. The use of “factor” in this sentence informs the reader that location was one of several aspects of the house that influenced the purchaser.
Select the word that matches the definition provided.
The type of environment in which an animal normally lives.
Habit
Habitat
Habitual
Hobby
Most animals have a natural habitat. Birds in trees, whales in oceans, etc.
To use habitat in a sentence, “The tiger was returned to its natural habitat, a jungle in Asia.”
Select the word that best completes the sentence.
The __________________ was that his parents took the phone away for a week.
consequence
conscience
conscious
consecutive
The definition of “consequence” is a result or effect of an action or condition. The use of “consequence” in this sentence informs the reader that the phone was taken away because of something he likely did.
Select the word that matches the definition provided:
A solemn pledge to do something.
View
Vowel
Vow
Vice
When you vow to do something, you are making a promise to do it.
To use vow in a sentence, “He made a vow that he would always take care of her.”
Select the word that matches the definition provided.
To help someone be calmer
Soothe
Extinct
Context
Knack
To soothe is to help someone, or something, be calmer.
To use soothe in a sentence, "The mother's voice helped soothe her baby to sleep."
Select the word that matches the definition provided.
With a speaking voice that can be clearly heard.
Allowed
Aloud
Allude
Allow
To read something aloud means to read it so people can hear it. Not silently or at a whisper.
To use aloud in a sentence, “The teacher decided the class would read the chapter aloud.”
Select the word that matches the definition provided.
To have been given permission.
Allowed
Aloud
Allude
Elude
When something is allowed, it is permitted.
To use allowed in a sentence, “The lifeguard said we were allowed to dive in the deep end of the pool.”
Select the word that best completes the sentence.
The ______________ between the two ideas was striking.
contrast
concentrate
continue
contemplate
The definition of contrast is the state of being noticeably different from something else. Use of “contrast” in this sentence informs the reader that the two ideas were strikingly different.