Hottest, Coldest, Highest, Deepest

By Steve JenkinsGenre: Expository

NonfictionAuthor’s Purpose: Inform

Skill: Compare and Contrast

Vocabulary•average

•depth•deserts•outrun•peak•tides

•waterfalls

average

•The quantity found by dividing the sum of all the quantities by the number of quantities

• 6 + 3 + 1 + 2 = 12

• 12 divided by 4 = 3

depth•The distance from the top to the bottom

deserts•Dry, sandy regions

without water and trees

outrun•To run faster than

someone or something else

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peak•The pointed top of a

mountain or hill

tides•The rise and fall of the ocean about every twelve

hours

waterfalls•Streams of water that fall from a high place

•We walked through the dry ______ and needed plenty of water to drink.

•We walked through the dry deserts and needed plenty of water to drink.

•The teacher will ________ the grades at the end of the grading period.

•The teacher will average the grades at the end of the grading period.

•There was a cave behind the opening to the _____________, and we enjoyed splashing in the water.

•There was a cave behind the opening to the waterfall, and we enjoyed splashing in the water.

•Upon climbing to the _____ of the mountain, we were breathless.

•Upon climbing to the peak of the mountain, we were breathless.

•The _______of the ocean are affected by the moon’s gravitational pull.

•The tides of the ocean are affected by the moon’s gravitational pull.

•The shortest person will ________ the tallest person in the marathon.

•The shortest person will outrun the tallest person in the marathon.

•The swimmer swam to the _____ of the ocean and returned to the surface.

•The swimmer swam to the depth of the ocean and returned to the surface.

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