Explore Word Relationships and Nuances in Word Meanings: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.K.5 - Common Core: Kindergarten English Language Arts

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Fill in the blank.

The red fire alarm is used when the fire department is needed to respond to a/an __________.

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Alarm is usually sounded when there is an emergency. Also, fire departments fight fire, and they respond to emergencies.

"Emergency" is the correct answer.

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Which of the following words does not represent an animal?

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Cows, dogs, and birds are all types of animals. A tree is a living thing, but it is not an animal - it cannot move or make a sound like animals, for example.

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Which of the following words does not represent a person?

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Teachers and doctors are types of people; those words tell us about the jobs that certain people do. Mothers are also people, and that word tells us about a relationship between a child and a parent. A bicycle is not a type of person; people often ride bicycles, but the bicycles and the people are totally different things.

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Which of the following words does not represent something you wear?

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You wear a hat on your head, a shoe on your foot, and a shirt on your shoulders and chest. But you cannot wear a fish!

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Which of the following words does not belong with the others?

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Cars, trucks, and bicycles are all ways of getting around and they all have wheels. A table does not have wheels or help you get from one place to another.

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Which of the following words does not belong with the others?

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Horses, pigs, and cows are all animals. A dad is a person, not an animal.

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Which of the following words does not describe something you eat?

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Apples, carrots, and eggs are all things that people eat. People do not eat shoes!

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Which of the following words does not belong with the other words?

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Drums, guitars, and pianos are all types of musical instruments. A wagon is not a musical instrument.

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Which of the following words does not describe a color?

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Green, blue, and red are all colors. A chair is something you sit in.

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Select the word that means the opposite of happy.

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Happy means to be excited. The opposite of being happy or excited is sad. Sad means to be unhappy.

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Select the word that means the opposite of tired.

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To be tired means that you are sleepy. The opposite of being sleepy or sleeping is to be awake.

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Which of these words is the opposite of the day?

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When it’s not daytime, it’s night time.

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Which of these words is the opposite of down?

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If something isn’t up, it’s down.

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Which of these words is the opposite of out?

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If something it’s out, it’s in.

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Which of these words is the opposite of high?

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If something isn’t up high, it’s low.

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Which of the following is the opposite of cold?

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Hot means that something is really, really warm. The opposite of that is cold.

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Which of the following is the opposite of yes?

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The opposite of yes is no. “Maybe” and “sometimes” are words that are in the middle of yes and no.

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Which of the following is the opposite of the word top?

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The upside and downsides of something are the top and the bottom, making the bottom the opposite of the word top.

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Which of the following is the opposite of the word little?

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When you’re talking about size, something can be really big or large, or it can be really little or small.

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Which of the following the opposite of the word old?

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Both old and new refer to something’s age. Old means that it has been around a very long time, and new means that it hasn’t been around very long.

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