Mr. Ruiz told each group to analyze its water sample carefully before drawing any conclusion. As used here, "analyze" means to

The rubric says every fact in the report must cite a source, so Ana wrote the author's name and page number beside hers. As used here, "cite" means to

Dana said the lake was warming. Her teacher asked for evidence, so Dana brought five years of recorded temperatures. As used here, "evidence" means

The lab sheet warns in bold that on this experiment the sequence matters more than speed. As used here, "sequence" means the

Only one result was significant. The plants left in darkness lost every leaf, while the other trays looked exactly as before. As used here, "significant" means

Before touching a single seed, Priya wrote her hypothesis: seeds soaked overnight will sprout sooner. As used here, "hypothesis" means a

"Around noon" was not precise enough for the accident report, so the officer changed it to 12:04 p.m. As used here, "precise" means

The flood report mentioned the mayor's favorite lunch, a detail the editor cut because it was not relevant. As used here, "relevant" means

The class judged the river article credible: it was written by a scientist who measures rivers, and she listed her own readings. As used here, "credible" means

In the sentence "Bring sufficient water for the whole hike," the word "sufficient" means "enough."

In the sentence "Contrast the eyewitness account with the newspaper report," the word "contrast" asks a reader to show how the two are alike rather than how they differ.

In the sentence "Elaborate on your answer," the word "elaborate" asks a student to make the answer shorter rather than to add more detail.

In the sentence "A tributary joins the Kaska below the falls," the word "tributary" names a smaller stream that flows into a larger river.

The poem has four stanzas, and the last stanza repeats the first one word for word. As used here, "stanza" means a

Officials went door to door across the whole country last spring to carry out the census. As used here, "census" means an official

During the shortage each family received a ration of flour: two pounds a week, and no household could draw more. As used here, "ration" means a

The new tariff added six cents to every barrel brought in from abroad, so importers raised their prices. As used here, "tariff" means a

The diggers brushed away the soil and lifted out an artifact left by a village that stood there centuries ago. As used here, "artifact" means an

After three years of fighting, envoys from both nations met for weeks and at last signed a treaty. As used here, "treaty" means a

Historians call a diary kept by a soldier who fought in the battle a primary source. As used here, "primary" means the source

Two harvests failed in a row, and the years that followed are still remembered across the province as a famine. As used here, "famine" means a severe shortage of

The region still talks about the drought that ended only when the storms came back in the third year. As used here, "drought" means a long spell with too little

Every autumn the geese leave the northern lake and fly south, then return in spring; biologists record this migration. As used here, "migration" means a

Historians call the country in those centuries a monarchy, and its crown stayed inside one family for three hundred years. As used here, "monarchy" means rule by

Stir until the solute vanishes: the salt spreads evenly through the water and can no longer be seen. As used here, "solute" means the substance that

The field's yield dropped this season: the same acres produced only half as much wheat as last year. As used here, "yield" means the

Nia kept both trays identical except for one variable: how many hours of light each tray received. As used here, "variable" means the factor that

In the light study, one tray got no extra lamp at all and served as the control. As used here, "control" means the group that

Each spring the riverbank shrank a little more, and the geologists blamed erosion. As used here, "erosion" means the

Warm air touched the cold window, and the water vapor began to condense, leaving droplets on the glass. As used here, "condense" means to change from a

Over many generations the desert foxes' ears grew larger, releasing more heat and helping the animals adapt. As used here, "adapt" means to

In the meadow food web, biologists list the hawk as a predator and the field mice as its prey. As used here, "predator" means an animal that

The notebook holds the data collected each hour: air temperature, water depth, and cloud cover. As used here, "data" means

The narrator of the story is Ruby's older brother, who reports only what he himself saw that summer. As used here, "narrator" means the

Reviewers said the novel's theme is that courage grows out of small daily choices, a point the book returns to in every chapter. As used here, "theme" means the

Half the page is dialogue, and the narrator's description does not return until the bottom line. As used here, "dialogue" means the

The opening page places the story in a fishing village in the winter of 1910. That information gives the story's ___.

A student breaks a poem into its images and explains what each image adds to the whole. Which word most precisely names what she is doing?

"City buses should run later" is a claim. Sam adds, "Ridership after 9 p.m. rose 40 percent last year." That added sentence is best called

After finishing her test, Rosa wrote, "The soaked seeds sprouted two days sooner than the dry ones." In a lab report this sentence is her