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
•
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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