BOOK

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WORDLY WISE
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Direct Academic Vocabulary Instruction

Teacher’s Resource Book

Fourth Edition
• Teaching Techniques
for Differentiation
• Secondary Passages
• Lesson Review Exercises
• Reproducible Tests
• Answer Keys

Kenneth Hodkinson • Sandra Adams • Erika Hodkinson

 Answer Keys

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Lesson Review Exercise Answer Key .......................................... 170
Test Answer Key .................................................................................. 171
 Student Book Answer Key

Lesson 1
1A: Words and Their Meanings p. 4
1. c 2. d 3. b 4. a 5. b 6. b 7. d 8. c 9. a 10. b

1B: Seeing Connections p. 5

1. wall 2. too 3. pony 4. apple 5. crowd

1C: Applying Meanings p. 6

1. c 2. d 3. b 4. a 5. d

1D: Vocabulary in Context p. 7

(Possible answers; students’ sentences may vary.)
1. He watched the farm for a while to find out.
2. Ken told Sandra not to let Bailey into the house.
3. Ken did not seem to like him.
4. He wanted to be cold and wet so that Sandra would feel sorry for him.
5. Ken and Sandra talked to Bailey’s old owners about keeping him.
6. Ken and Sandra made a cat door for him.
7. He could do this himself by using his tongue.
8. He probably does not sleep there often. He says he prefers their bed.
9. He probably does. He can go in and out when he wants to.
10. He probably uses them for hunting and climbing trees.

Lesson 2
2A: Completing Sentences p. 14
1. a, c, d 2. a, c, d 3. a, b, d 4. b, c, d 5. a, b, c

2B: Making Connections p. 15

1. b 2. d 3. a 4. c 5. a

2C: Using Context Clues p. 16

1. c 2. a 3. a 4. c 5. d

2D: Vocabulary in Context p. 17

(Possible answers; students’ sentences may vary.)
1. A bat must be bigger because it can eat a bug, but a bug cannot eat a bat.
2. It uses its mouth.
3. It can start to fly as soon as it feels itself falling.
4. They both move their bodies easily through the air.
5. Its wings do. They are strong and wide, but its legs are weak.
6. No. They fly in because they like to see what is inside.
7. People hate them because they bite, but bats love them because they are their
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 8. Bats can get into a house by going through very small openings.
9. They bounce back from insects, trees, and buildings.
10. The bat knows where the tree is because of the way it uses sounds to locate
objects.

Lesson 3
3A: Words and Their Meanings p. 25
1. c 2. a 3. d 4. b 5. b 6. c 7. b 8. d 9. a 10. c

3B: Seeing Connections p. 27

1. bridge 2. motor 3. wood 4. joint 5. afraid

3C: Applying Meanings p. 27

1. a 2. b 3. d 4. c 5. a

3D: Vocabulary in Context p. 28

(Possible answers; students’ sentences may vary.)
1. It stops working.
2. Its computer would tell it to turn around before it came to the edge.
3. It will have trouble picking up signals that are sent to it. It will not be able to send
any signals.
4. Curiosity could not bend its arm.
5. Its television cameras tell it something is in the way.
6. Robots do not have muscles.
7. Parts of it could break. Then it might not be able to work.
8. Curiosity’s computer prevents it from falling over.
9. Sample answers: Humans can feel, but machines cannot. Machines can work longer
than humans can as long as they have electricity. Machines do not need air or water
to keep working, but humans do.
10. Answers will vary.

Lesson 4
4A: Completing Sentences p. 35
1. a, b, c 2. b, c, d 3. a, b, c 4. a, b, d 5. a, c, d

4B: Making Connections p. 36

1. b 2. c 3. a 4. d 5. b

4C: Using Context Clues p. 37

1. c 2. a 3. d 4. b 5. a

4D: Vocabulary in Context p. 37

(Possible answers; students’ sentences may vary.)
1. He can hunt with a spear, keep a fire burning, and draw pictures.
2. He does not want the fire to go out.
3. He may hunt tigers, wild horses, and deer.

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 4. He tells us that the cave is very large.
5. They would use it to bring fire from the forest to their cave. They might use it in
their cave to light their way to different parts. They might use it when they are
making drawings.
6. He could throw it over the animal so that it got tangled in it.
7. Sa-so makes sure the fire keeps burning. He is learning to become a good hunter.
8. The cave will be dark and cold without a fire.
9. It is large and dry. It gives them shelter from the weather.
10. Without it, the cave would fill with smoke from the fire.

Lesson 5
5A: Words and Their Meanings p. 46
1. d 2. b 3. d 4. a 5. c 6. b 7. c 8. b 9. a 10. d

5B: Seeing Connections p. 47

1. brush 2. beach 3. antenna 4. trunk 5. flame

5C: Applying Meanings p. 48

1. b 2. d 3. a 4. a 5. c

5D: Vocabulary in Context p. 49

(Possible answers; students’ sentences may vary.)
1. Each leaf makes sugar from water and carbon dioxide.
2. The core holds the seeds, which can grow into other trees.
3. Both are still growing.
4. Buds are not yet open.
5. That is when they are collecting pollen and bringing it back to the hive to feed
their young.
6. It carries water from the roots to each branch and leaf so the tree can live.
7. You will see a yellow powder. This is the pollen.
8. A very strong wind could blow them over if they did not have strong roots.
9. Pollen might fall on your hands or arms. If bees are there, they might sting you.
10. The roots take the water from the ground.

Lesson 6
6A: Completing Sentences p. 57
1. a, b, c 2. a, b, d 3. a, b, d 4. b, c, d 5. a, c, d

6B: Making Connections p. 58

1. c 2. a 3. c 4. d 5. a

6C: Using Context Clues p. 59

1. a 2. c 3. a 4. d 5. b

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 6D: Vocabulary in Context p. 59
(Possible answers; students’ sentences may vary.)
1. The story says that ferns grew on the land but that there were no plants with
flowers.
2. It was formed over millions of years.
3. The cone has seeds inside it.
4. Coal is a rock that is created from the pressure of many layers of plants, trees, and
sand on top of it.
5. Sharks have been around for over 300 million years.
6. Millions of grains pressed on top of each other, and the weight created the stone.
7. There would be about one trillion tons of coal.
8. The story says that lizards were living here 300 million years ago. Dinosaurs
appeared millions of years later.
9. The rock would be black and shiny.
10. They burned wood.

Lesson 7
7A: Words and Their Meanings p. 68
1. c 2. b 3. d 4. c 5. a 6. c. 7. b 8. d 9. b 10. a

7B: Seeing Connections p. 69

1. fold 2. badge 3. cry 4. display 5. cone

7C: Applying Meanings p. 70

1. c 2. b 3. c 4. a 5. d

7D: Vocabulary in Context p. 71

(Possible answers; students’ sentences may vary.)
1. There are fifty white stars on a blue background.
2. It was made before 1959.
3. You should stand up straight and look serious.
4. Sample answers: June 14, Flag Day, and July 4, Independence Day.
5. You would expect to see American flags.
6. You should lift it up. The flag should not touch the ground.
7. It would take up too much room unfolded. Folding helps to keep the flag free from
wrinkles.
8. The flag went to the moon with astronauts.
9. You would not be showing respect for the flag if you did that.
10. More stars have been added.

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Lesson 8
8A: Completing Sentences p. 78
1. b, c, d 2. a, c, d 3. a, b, d 4. b, c, d 5. a, c, d

8B: Making Connections p. 79

1. c 2. a 3. b 4. d 5. c

8C: Using Context Clues p. 80

1. a 2. c 3. a 4. d 5. b

8D: Vocabulary in Context p. 81

(Possible answers; students’ sentences may vary.)
1. They took it from streams and ponds.
2. Answers will vary.
3. A valley might be more protected, warmer, and less windy.
4. They grow by themselves without help from people.
5. Examples from the story include making flowers, trees, grass, and pearls out of
other materials.
6. Too much water can hurt people, plants, animals, and buildings.
7. They may look alike, but the materials are different.
8. A person could learn what kinds of plants and animals live in water and could
watch how they grow and change.
9. Nature thinks birds should be free to fly.
10. They are both made of water, but they are in different forms. One is frozen, and
the other is liquid.

Lesson 9
9A: Words and Their Meanings p. 89
1. b 2. a 3. d 4. b 5. c 6. d 7. a 8. d 9. b 10. c

9B: Seeing Connections p. 90

1. girder 2. wave 3. boat 4. foolish 5. strand

9C: Applying Meanings p. 91

1. d 2. a 3. b 4. c 5. a

9D: Vocabulary in Context p. 92

(Possible answers; students’ sentences may vary.)
1. Ferris invented his wheel in 1893.
2. Ferris wheels had been proved safe a long time before.
3. They thought that the engines might stop or that the strong winds might twist
the wheel.
4. For most of his career George Ferris built bridges.
5. They could not hear anything.

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 6. The wheel was much taller than the tallest buildings in Chicago.
7. Thousands of people rode the wheel.
8. It takes thirty minutes: fifteen minutes for a car to reach the top and fifteen
minutes for it to return.
9. They were probably made of steel because they were part of the wheel.
10. It was at least ten stories taller.

Lesson 10
10A: Completing Sentences p. 99
1. b, c, d 2. a, b, d 3. a, b, c 4. a, b, d 5. b, c, d

10B: Making Connections p. 101

1. b 2. d 3. a 4. c 5. d

10C: Using Context Clues p. 101

1. c 2. a 3. b 4. d 5. b

10D: Vocabulary in Context p. 102

(Possible answers; students’ sentences may vary.)
1. As far as we know, Earth is the only planet where there is life.
2. They saw the moon and stars, and they saw that some stars moved slowly across
the sky.
3. A person would see the beautiful rings around it.
4. Gravity pulled together gas and dust.
5. These planets are made of gas and do not have any solid ground where a crater
could form.
6. Answers will vary.
7. The passage says that dust and gas formed lumps and that the lumps slowly
got bigger.
8. Jupiter’s diameter is eleven times that of Earth’s.
9. The sun is a burning ball of fire that gives off light rather than turning the
light back.
10. It made it possible to see the planets closely for the first time.

Lesson 11
11A: Words and Their Meanings p. 110
1. c 2. b 3. a 4. c 5. d 6. a 7. b 8. d 9. a 10. c

11B: Seeing Connections p. 112

1. boar 2. rare 3. atlas 4. aware 5. local

11C: Applying Meanings p. 112

1. c 2. b 3. a 4. d 5. c

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11D: Vocabulary in Context p. 113
(Possible answers; students’ sentences may vary.)
1. Komodo dragons do not live here except in zoos.
2. Some visitors to the island in 1910 were the first outsiders to learn about these
creatures.
3. Komodo is an island.
4. Sample answer: They could tell you the places to stay away from.
5. It bites an animal to kill it and eat it.
6. It could kick the dragon, and it could run away.
7. Sample answer: A deer or a boar might have more meat because of its size, or a
snake might be easier to kill.
8. It bites the animal it attacks and knocks it down.. It attacks by surprise. It eats
almost every part of the animal.
9. You would look on a map of the United States.
10. The lengths of days and nights are nearly equal.

Lesson 12
12A: Completing Sentences p. 121
1. a, b, c 2. b, c, d 3. a, b, c 4. b, c, d 5. a, c, d

12B: Making Connections p. 122

1. a 2. b 3. d 4. c 5. b

12C: Using Context Clues p. 123

1. d 2. c 3. b 4. c 5. d

12D: Vocabulary in Context p. 123

(Possible answers; students’ sentences may vary.)
1. It makes it easier to dig holes in the sand.
2. It shows you where to pour the sand when you begin.
3. A bucket, spade, knife, spoons, paper cups, and straw would all be helpful.
4. One way is to build up a solid shape and then scoop out the space for the arch.
Another way is to build the arch up from the ground.
5. You want to be close enough to the edge of the water to have wet sand but not so
close that the water washes in and destroys it.
6. Answers will vary.
7. The sand will not keep its shape if there is too much water.
8. It can fall down if its weight is not balanced or if a wave hits it.
9. You might do it when the contest is over and people are starting to leave.
10. Sample answers: I would choose works because they are interesting, funny, or
unusual; because they are difficult to build; or because they are neatly and carefully
made.

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 Lesson 13
13A: Words and Their Meanings p. 132
1. b 2. c 3. a 4. d 5. b 6. c 7. a 8. d 9. a 10. b

13B: Seeing Connections p. 133

1. mountain 2. empire 3. settle 4. listen 5. connect

13C: Applying Meanings p. 134

1. a 2. c 3. d 4. b 5. c

13D: Vocabulary in Context p. 135

(Possible answers; students’ sentences may vary.)
1. The Spanish began to live in Peru after 1532.
2. Many people live and work there.
3. They are connected by a railway line and a bus route.
4. Answers will vary.
5. From that point, you can see in all directions.
6. They carried water into the homes.
7. They never invented the wheel, and the land was too steep to use vehicles
with wheels.
8. Peru became part of Spain after the Incas were defeated.
9. Sample answer: The city may have been already gone by the time the Spanish
arrived.
10. They do not know very much, but they can see from the city that the people were
good builders, that they were artistic, and that they had a way to tell time.

Lesson 14
14A: Completing Sentences p. 144
1. b, c, d 2. a, c, d 3. a, b, d 4. a, b, c 5. b, c, d

14B: Making Connections p. 145

1. c 2. a 3. b 4. a 5. d

14C: Using Context Clues p. 145

1. b 2. a 3. d 4. c 5. a

14D: Vocabulary in Context p. 146

(Possible answers; students’ sentences may vary.)
1. Sample answers: An elephant may use them to protect itself, to dig in the ground,
to move things, and to get food.
2. The tall grass provides food; there is a great amount of open space.
3. Kenya has a large amount of land with many different kinds of wild animals.
4. Sample answer: different kinds of birds, monkeys, snakes, and other creatures.
5. They want the ivory tusks because they can make a large amount of money by
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 6. Elephants are very big, and the African plain is an open space with few places to
hide.
7. The elephants wrap their trunks around the workers and squeeze gently.
8. She and her helpers feed them by bottle and stay with them night and day.
9. They look after them.
10. Answers will vary.

Lesson 15
15A: Words and Their Meanings p. 154
1. c 2. d 3. b 4. a 5. d 6. b 7. c 8. a 9. b 10. d

15B: Seeing Connections p. 156

1. mallet 2. discard 3. herd 4. gallon 5. slight

15C: Applying Meanings p. 156

1. d 2. b 3. a 4. b 5. c

15D: Vocabulary in Context p. 157

(Possible answers; students’ sentences may vary.)
1. They threw away the oil drums, which provided the material for the steel drums.
2. During the making of the drums, the drum makers pound the steel and make a din.
The music at a contest is beautiful, so it is not a din.
3. He probably throws away everything except the top part.
4. They believed the sound was better if the top was in the shape of a bowl.
5. There are 4 times 55, or 220 quarts.
6. There can be from three or four up to one hundred or more instruments.
7. Answers will vary.
8. It is used to make the notes by hitting the drum in different places.
9. Sample answer: Working for a steel-drum maker would be a good way to learn.
10. The passage says he heats it until it is red hot, or very hot.

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