1. Which Word? The Golden Lion Tamarin Comes Home By George Ancona
A Game of Word Associations
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2. Which word goes with captive?
prisoner
choices
observation
released
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3. Next Captive goes with prisoner.
Captive means captured; held against one’s will
In the story tamarins are held captive in the zoo. In the Washington Zoo, tamarins are released in to a section of the zoo so they can learn to survive in the wild.
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4. Try again!
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5. Which word goes with habitat?
territorial
diversity
environment
poachers
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6. Next Habitat goes with environment
A habitat is a natural environment for native creatures
The Brazilian rainforest is the natural habitat for golden lion tamarins.
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7. Try again!
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8. Which word goes with diversity?
predators
variety
canopy
forage
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9. Next Diversity goes with variety
Diversity means many types of people or animals etc.
The rainforest is full of different kinds of animals including many different types of monkeys.
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10. Try again!
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11. Which word goes with simulate?
observation
territory
dilemma
pretend
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12. Next Simulate goes with pretend Simulate means to copy or imitate.
At the zoo, ropes are hung as vines to simulate life in the rainforest.
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13. Try again!
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14. You sure didn’t monkey around with those vocabulary words!
Congratulations!
You sure didn’t monkey around with those vocabulary words!
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