CAVE PAINTINGSGrade 6 Unit 3 Week 4

Strategy & Skill Monitor comprehension

Summarize

civilized

educated

excavate

Uncover by digging

precede Comes before

Dinnerprecedesdessert

High school precedes college

The sign precedes the marching band

prolong Make longer

Oil changes can prolong the life of your car.

Good health habits can prolong your life.

steadfastly Persistently, without giving up

A guard at Buckingham Palace is steadfast.

You have to study steadfastly to graduate from college.

You have to run steadfastly if you want to finish a marathon.

superstitious Believing irrational ideas based on fear of

the unknown

trenches Narrow ditches

utensils Objects used for eating or making

something