1. Watching in the Wild *Robust Vocabulary* Created By: Agatha Lee
March 2009

2. extinct If an animal is extinct, then there are no more of
that kind of animal alive.

3. extinct The great apes are in danger of becoming extinct.
Would you be more likely
to see an extinct animal
at a zoo or at your school?

4. extinct * True or False: It’s a good idea to help an
endangered animal become extinct.
* Why might scientists
be interested in extinct
plants and animals?

5. pledge When you make a pledge, then you promise to do something.
I pledge to collect $100 for the St. Jude Math-a-Thon.

6. pledge I made a pledge to be kind to all living creatures.
Which would you make
a pledge to do- drive a car
or clean your room?

7. pledge * What is something you might pledge to do everyday?
* What kind of pledge might
be hard to keep?

8. patience
If you can wait for something without complaining or getting restless, then you have patience.

9. patience Jane shows patience when she watches the chimps for hours.
Is it easier to have
patience while waiting for a
TV show to begin or while waiting for your mom to shop?

10. * Why do people need patience when learning to do something?
* How can you tell if
someone has patience?

11. tedious When something is boring
and takes a long time to do, then it is tedious.
Waiting in a long line is a tedious activity.

12. tedious When I have a tedious job, I play music that I like.
Jane didn’t mind the tedious
job of taking notes on everything the chimps were doing.
When I have a tedious job,
I play music that I like.

13. * Is writing your name on a piece of paper a tedious activity?
* Tell about a tedious
task you’ve had to do.
* Is writing your name on a piece of paper a tedious activity?

14. blended When things are blended, then they are mixed together so you
can’t tell there are separate parts.

15. blended A deer would blend into the woods because it is brown.
I like it when my dad makes me a smoothie with blended fruit.

16. blended * Would it taste good if you blended peanut butter
and broccoli?
* If someone said you
blended into the environment, what might you be wearing?

17. cradled
If you cradle something, then you hold it closely as if you were taking care of it.

18. cradled My son cradled his baby sister in his arms.
I cradled my camera in my lap because it was an expensive object and I wanted to keep it safe.

19. cradled * Why do babies need to be cradled?
* Are you too old to be cradled?
* Should you cradle a box of noodles?

20. When something is raggedy, then it looks rough and torn at the edges.

21. raggedy clothes when she cleaned our house.
My mother wore
raggedy clothes when she cleaned our house.
Would a new dress
look raggedy?

22. raggedy
* Is an old t-shirt with holes in it a raggedy piece of clothing?
* Would you get rid of a favorite blanket if it became raggedy?

23. Distance is how far away something is.

24. running long distances.
Is there a long distance between your teacher’s desk and your classroom door?
Carson does not enjoy
running long distances.

25. * What stores are good to have only a short distance from home?
* If someone lived in Hawaii, would you have to travel a long distance to visit that person?
* What stores are good to have only a short distance from home?

26. personalities People’s personalities are made up
of all the ways they act, think,
and feel that make them special.

27. personalities How many different personalities are in our classroom?
My sister and I have
different personalities.

28. personalities * Would you rather be with people who have quiet
or noisy personalities?
* Would you enjoy being
friends with someone who
had a grumpy personality?

29. If you crumple something, then you gently crush it or bunch it up.
crumpled
If you crumple something, then you gently crush it or bunch it up.

30. crumpled Gabrielle found a crumpled dollar bill on the playground.
Would a marker
look crumpled?

31. crumpled * Where do you place crumpled pieces of paper?
* Do you prefer your
school clothes to be
crumpled or neatly pressed?

32. A. patience B. distance C. tedious D. cradled
I travel a long ________ every summer when I drive from Florida to Michigan.
A. patience
B. distance
C. tedious
D. cradled

33. My friends and I made a _______ that we will never never do drugs.
A. crumpled
B. extinct
C. pledge
D. cradled

34. If I had to count a big jar of coins, then that would be a ________ job.
A. distance
B. extinct
C. tedious
D. raggedy

35. My mom was upset because my sister _______ up her homework. A. blended
B. pledge
C. personalities
D. crumpled

36. Is a blue whale an example of an ___________ animal? A. raggedy
B. extinct
C. tedious
D. cradled

37. My family has a lot of
different _________.
A. personalities
B. patience
C. blended
D. extinct

38. My father had ________ while trying to teach me how to ride a bike.
A. tedious
B. pledge
C. personalities
D. patience

39. The nurse _________ the newborn baby at the hospital. A. blended
B. cradled
C. crumpled
D. pledge

40. I _________ chocolate syrup with my vanilla ice cream. A. distance
B. cradled
C. blended
D. tedious

41. My old bathrobe looked very ________.
A. extinct
B. raggedy
C. personalities
D. distance

42. Can you read these words?
1. extinct
2. pledge
3. patience
4. tedious
5. blended
6. cradled
7. raggedy
8. distance
9. personalities
10. crumpled

43. Can you read these words?
1. thickens
2. plentiful
3. role
4. diligent
5. pattern
6. sealed
7. carefully
8. attack
9. crowd
10. disappear

44. Can you read these words?
1. acquired
2. assumed
3. absurd
4. attempt
5. serious
6. extremely
7. admit
8. barely
9. hilarious
10. witty

45. Can you read these words?
1. allowance
2. rosy
3. thrifty
4. industrious
5. bargain
6. spoiled
7. comfortable
8. boost
9. exchanged
10. delivered