1. Wordly Wise 2 Language Arts 7 Thurston Middle School Amy Cochren

2. 1. astute Wise in a clever or practical way

3. 2. authentic Genuine or true;

4. 3. delicacy A choice item of food; Great consideration for the feelings of others

5. 4. derogatory Expressing a low opinion of; Intended to hurt the reputation

6. 5. devour To eat up hungrily; To take in eagerly with the eyes or ears

7. 6. figment Something that is made up in the mind but has not connection with reality

8. 7. mythical Imaginary; not real

9. 8. plumage A bird’s feathers

10. 9. predatory Living by eating and killing other animals; Living by robbing or stealing from others

11. 10. prior Coming earlier in time; Coming before in order of importance

12. 11. scavenge To search through or pick over, looking for something usable

13. 12. slaughter To kill in order to obtain meat; To kill people or animals in a cruel way

14. 13. solitude The condition of being alone or at some distance from people

15. 14. ungainly Moving in a clumsy or awkward way

16. 15. vulnerable Open to attack; Easily injured physically or emotionally

17. 1.astute6. figment 2.authentic 7. mythical 3.delicacy 8. plumage 4.derogatory 9. predatory 5.devour 10. prior

18. 11. scavenge 12. slaughter 13. solitude 14. ungainly 15. vulnerable

19. Nouns 1.authenticity7. slaughter 2.delicacy8. solitude 3.figment 4.plumage 5.predator 6. scavenger

20. Adjectives 1.astute 7. ungainly 2.authentic8. vulnerable 3.derogatory 4.mythical 5.predatory 6.prior

21. Verbs 1.authenticate 2.devour 3.scavenge 4.slaughter

22. Question: What drastic change occurred in the dodo’s living conditions in 1507?

23. Question: What is the noun form of scavenge?

24. Question: Where might you find solitude?

25. Question: What is the noun form of authentic?

26. Question: What types of people or animals might be ungainly?

27. Question: Think of a situation in which you would behave with delicacy?

28. Question: What word might describe a clever game show contestant?

29. Question: Other than food, what might you devour?

30. Question: What word might describe untrue gossip?

31. Question: A noun that could be used to describe bullies.

32. Question: What was it about the dodo’s nature that made it easy to catch?

33. Question: What was it about the dodo’s physical condition that made it easy to catch?

34. Question: What other bird names are derogatory when applied to humans?

35. Question: How was the existence of the dodo authenticated?

36. Question: What did the Portuguese think of the dodo’s intelligence?

37. Question: What was considered to be a delicacy in this passage?

38. Question: What color were the feathers of the dodo?

39. Question: Who devoured the dodo eggs?

40. Question: Why did many people consider the dodo to be a figment of imagination?

41. Question: Who were the predators in the passage?

42. Question: What is the noun form of renovate?