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flight

Vocabulary Card 5.23

flight (n.)
Flight is the act of flying through the air.

1 Read the word and its meaning above.


2 Read this sentence: We stood at the water’s edge and
watched the birds in flight.

3 Use the word flight in your own sentence.


4 Make a list of synonyms and antonyms for the
word flight.

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COLLABORATIVE DISCUSSION With a partner, discuss
why aviation experts watch birds in flight. How do you
think their observations helped humans fly? Why do you

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think people became so interested in flight?

Grade 5 • Module 5 • Week 3


toil
Vocabulary Card 5.24

toil (v.)
To toil is to work.

1 Read the word and its meaning above.


2 Read this sentence: The worker had to toil to collect
all of the vegetables.

3 Use the word toil in your own sentence.


4 Make a list of synonyms and antonyms for the

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word toil.

COLLABORATIVE DISCUSSION With a partner, talk


about how you feel when you toil at physical labor. Then
discuss these questions: How does it feel to toil mentally?

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Would you rather toil physically or toil mentally? Why?

Grade 5 • Module 5 • Week 3


merchant
Vocabulary Card 5.25

mer • chant (adj.)


A merchant is someone who sells products.
Merchant ships are used to transport products.

1 Read the word and its meaning above.


2 Read this sentence: The merchant ship is loaded with
cargo at the dock.

3 Use the word merchant in your own sentence.


4 Brainstorm other words that come to mind when
you hear the word merchant.

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COLLABORATIVE DISCUSSION With a partner, discuss
these questions: Why do merchant ships transport cargo?

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Why might products travel on a merchant ship instead of
an airplane?

Grade 5 • Module 5 • Week 3


fort
Vocabulary Card 5.26

fort (n.)
A fort is a strong building usually protected by
guards and a wall.

1 Read the word and its meaning above.


2 Read this sentence: We toured an old, stone fort while
we were on vacation.

3 Use the word fort in your own sentence.


4 Brainstorm other words that come to mind when

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you hear the word fort.

COLLABORATIVE DISCUSSION With a partner, talk


about a fort you have seen in real life or in movies. Then

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discuss these questions: Why do you think someone would
build a fort? What do you think is inside a fort?

Grade 5 • Module 5 • Week 3


jabbing
Vocabulary Card 5.27

jab • bing (v.)


If you are jabbing something, you are poking it
quickly with a great deal of power.

1 Read the word and its meaning above.


2 Read this sentence: My sister began jabbing me to
get my attention.

3 Use the word jabbing in your own sentence.

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4 Make a list of synonyms and antonyms for the
word jabbing.

COLLABORATIVE DISCUSSION With a partner, talk


about how it feels when someone is jabbing you.

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Then discuss these questions: What can you do to get
someone’s attention without jabbing them? Is jabbing
ever polite?

Grade 5 • Module 5 • Week 3


captivity
Vocabulary Card 5.28

cap • tiv • i • ty (n.)


If something is kept in captivity, it is held in a place
and cannot get out.

1 Read the word and its meaning above.


2 Read this sentence: The aquarium holds many types of
marine life in captivity.

3 Use the word captivity in your own sentence.


4 Brainstorm other words that come to mind when you

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hear the word captivity.

COLLABORATIVE DISCUSSION With a partner, discuss


these questions: What is the purpose of keeping animals in

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captivity? Under what circumstances do you think it might
be helpful for an animal to be in captivity? Under what
circumstances might captivity be harmful?

Grade 5 • Module 5 • Week 3


aggressive
Vocabulary Card 5.29

ag • gres • sive (adj.)


If something is aggressive, it is angry and ready
to attack.

1 Read the word and its meaning above.


2 Read this sentence: The guard dog took an
aggressive posture when he saw the intruder.

3 Use the word aggressive in your own sentence.


4 Make a list of synonyms and antonyms for the

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word aggressive.

COLLABORATIVE DISCUSSION With a partner, discuss


these questions: What warning signs do you see when an

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animal is being aggressive? What should you do when an
animal is being aggressive?

Grade 5 • Module 5 • Week 3

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