Informational Vocabulary
Grade 3 - Reading - Challenge Me
Which word means a repeated weather observation over time?
- dialogue
- fiction
- denominator
- pattern
Which clue helps define 'consumer' in a food-chain article?
- a number line
- a rock layer
- a plant that makes food
- an animal that eats plants or other animals
Which word means a source written by someone who saw an event?
- quotient
- primary source
- secondary source
- bar graph
What should a reader do when a science term is unfamiliar?
- choose the longest meaning
- look for definitions, examples, and context clues
- ignore nearby sentences
- skip the whole text
Which meaning fits 'scarcity' in a social studies text?
- a vowel sound
- a kind of weather
- not enough resources for every want
- a shape category
Which context clue explains 'erosion' in this sentence: Water carried soil away from the hill in a process called erosion?
- called
- this sentence
- from the hill
- Water carried soil away
In an article, 'precipitation' means rain, snow, sleet, or hail. Which word is being defined?
- precipitation
- character
- temperature
- perimeter
In a map article, what does 'region' most likely mean?
- a story ending
- a single punctuation mark
- an area with shared features
- a multiplication fact
An article says a material is 'flexible' because it bends without breaking. What does flexible mean?
- very heavy
- unable to move
- full of water
- able to bend
A text says a habitat is a place where an organism gets food, water, and shelter. What does habitat mean?
- an organism's living place
- a punctuation mark
- a math operation
- a type of clock