Vocabulary “Trapped in a Cave’” December 2021/January 2022 Skill Builder Name: Cave of Words Directions: Use the words and definitions in the left column to complete the tasks in the right column. (Hint: If you need help, find the words in the article “Trapped in a Cave” to see them used in context.) 1. cavers: What might cavers bring to explore a cave? people who explore caves __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ Fun fact: Another word for caver is spelunker. 2. chambers: Complete this sentence: rooms; enclosed spaces The haunted house had mysterious chambers where ___________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ 3. climate: Circle the word that would NOT describe a the usual weather in a climate. place a. warm b. blooming c. rainy 4. current: Where would you find a current? water moving in a certain direction __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ Art by Lance Lekander Continued on next page > ©2021 by Scholastic Inc. All rights reserved. Permission granted to teachers and subscribers to make copies of this page to distribute to their students.
Vocabulary “Trapped in a Cave’” December 2021/January 2022 Skill Builder Cave of Words, p. 2 5. elite: Circle the best sentence to follow this: identified as being Marcus was invited to join an elite soccer team. among the top or the best at something a. He’ll compete b. They picked against some of the him by drawing most talented players his name out of a in the city. hat. 6. emerged: The Latin root -merg- means plunge or dip. The came out of prefix e- means out of or away from. Think about how these go together to form emerge. What is another word with the root -merg-? _________________________________________________ 7. junction: Complete the following sentence: a place where two things join When the path came to a junction, Regina decided to ______________________________________ __________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ 8. lashing: Circle the word that means the opposite of hitting with force lashing. a. pounding b. striking c. stroking Art by Lance Lekander Continued on next page > ©2021 by Scholastic Inc. All rights reserved. Permission granted to teachers and subscribers to make copies of this page to distribute to their students.
Vocabulary “Trapped in a Cave’” December 2021/January 2022 Skill Builder Cave of Words, p. 3 9. murky: What might make water look murky? not clear; dark or cloudy __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ _______________________________________________ 10. stalactites: Stalactites are formed over time by the dripping pointy pieces of rock of water that contains minerals. Look at pages 4-5 that hang down from in the December 2021/January 2022 issue of the roof of a cave Storyworks and find stalactites in the picture. Art by Lance Lekander ©2021 by Scholastic Inc. All rights reserved. Permission granted to teachers and subscribers to make copies of this page to distribute to their students.