Lexile 3

Question 1

fluency

Answer 1

• the ability to speak easily and well
• “he showed great fluency with foreign languages:

Question 2

inherit

Answer 2

• to get something from someone after their death (usually money or proprety that parents leave behind for their kids)
• “she inherited the family home after her parents died”

Question 3

representative

Answer 3

• being a typical example of the thing being mentioned
• for example: “this song is representative of jazz music”

Question 4

caption

Answer 4

• a title or brief explanation attached to an article or illustration

Question 5

phase

Answer 5

• a step or part in a series of events (“I have completed the first phase of my training.”)
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Question 6

procedure

Answer 6

• the usual steps needed to get something done
• “there is a procedure that must be followed to get your driver’s license”

Question 7

declaration

Answer 7

• the act of confidently saying something aloud
• a formal statement (“like the Declaration of Indepenence”)

Question 8

interactive

Answer 8

• involving frequent participation with the user or audience
• “the flash cards were very interactive”
• “the lecture was very interactive as the speaker asked many questions of the audience”

Question 9

relevant

Answer 9

• meaningful or related to the topic being discussed
• useful
• or important
• related to the main subject

Question 10

potential

Answer 10

• possibility

Question 11

generalize

Answer 11

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Question 12

generalize

Answer 12

• to arrive at a conclusion based on a few facts
• “seeing all the empty banana peels and the happy monkeys, the baby was able to generalize that all monkeys loved bananas)

Question 13

conserve

Answer 13

• to not waste (“we close the window to conserve heat”)
• to protect of keep safe (“we must conserve our rain forests”)

Question 14

revolve

Answer 14

• to turn or spin
• “the earth revolves around the sun”

Question 15

passage

Answer 15

• a space or path you can move through
• a part of a book or story (“this was his favorite passage of the book because it’s where all the action happens”

Question 16

phrase

Answer 16

• a saying or expression
• group of two or more words that express an idea (but not a complete sentence)

Question 17

display

Answer 17

• to put in plain sight, to make visible
• an arrangement of things that can be easily seen (“the toys were put in the store’s window display”)

Question 18

illustration

Answer 18

• drawing

Question 19

develop

Answer 19

• to grow over time (“they developed from boys into bright young men as they grew up”
• to create or improve over time (“they developed the city with more and more stores and buildings over time”

Question 20

adaptation

Answer 20

• the act of changing or improving to adapt to better survive a situation
• a body part or feature that helps a living thing survive and function better
• the abilty to change or be flexibile and adapt to one’s surroundings

Question 21

suppose

Answer 21

• assume
• presumne

Question 22

link

Answer 22

• verb: to connect or join
• noun: something that connects somethign else

Question 23

term

Answer 23

• a word that has an exact meaning (i.e. medical terms include: heart, brain, diagnosis; legal terms include: jury, court, lawyer)
• alternative: a period of time “a school term or a school quarter”)

Question 24

depend

Answer 24

• to rely on something or someone

Question 25

operation

Answer 25

* a procedure or set of actions * alternative: a surgery * alternative: mathematical operations (like addition, subtractio, multiplication)

Question 26

factor

Answer 26

* a variable * something that helps produce a result