Fifth Grade Unit 6 Week 2

1. The Mystery of Saint Matthew Island Fifth Grade Unit 6 Week 2

2. bleached scrawny Words to Know carcasses starvation decay suspicions parasites tundra

3. bleached carcasses decay parasites scrawny starvation suspicions tundra parasites living things that live on or in others; from which they get food, often harming the others in the process

4. bleached carcasses decay parasites scrawny starvation suspicions tundra decay process of rotting

5. bleached carcasses decay parasites scrawny starvation suspicions tundra carcasses bodies of dead animals

6. bleached carcasses decay parasites scrawny starvation suspicions tundra scrawny having little flesh; lean; thin; skinny

7. bleached carcasses decay parasites scrawny starvation suspicions tundra starvation suffering from extreme hunger

8. bleached carcasses decay parasites scrawny starvation suspicions tundra bleached whitened by exposure to sunlight or the use of chemicals

9. bleached carcasses decay parasites scrawny starvation suspicions tundra tundra a vast, treeless plain in arctic regions

10. bleached carcasses decay parasites scrawny starvation suspicions tundra suspicions beliefs; feelings; thoughts

11. Which means the same thing as the underlined word? We need to bleach the surface. dye remove the color from

12. Which means the same thing as the underlined word? We smelled the carcasses from a distance. tiny insects bodies of dead animals

13. Which means the same thing as the underlined word? The detective had a suspicion that the old man committed the crime. proven idea idea that something might be true

14. Which means the same thing as the underlined word? A few people from the camp were battling starvation. a lack of food a serious disease

15. Which means the same thing as the underlined word? The kitten was scrawny. bony timid

16. Which means the same thing as the underlined word? The dentist found some decay in a few teeth. wearing away restoring

17. Which means the same thing as the underlined word? They viewed the tundra. ice-covered valley cold treeless land

18. You’ve got it!