Vocabulary Book Activity – Level C
Name:
Date:
Period:
Getting to Know Your Vocabulary Book
Using Vocabulary Workshop, answer the following questions.
1. How many units is your vocabulary book divided into? _______________________
2. Each unit is divided into eight activities. What are they? (I have listed the first one for you.)
reading selection
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
3. Look at the first activity in any unit. What are you required to do?
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
4. Where will you find a list of all of the words? Give the location and the page number.
_______________________________________________________________________________________
Using this list, write two words that you learned in 7th grade.
1) _____________________________________________________________________
2) _____________________________________________________________________
5. Find the following words in your vocabulary book. Write the unit number and the definition.
1) tawdry:
________________________________________________________________________
2) qualm:
________________________________________________________________________
3) dexterous: ________________________________________________________________________
4) preclude:
________________________________________________________________________
5) negligent: ________________________________________________________________________
Vocabulary Book Activity – Level C
6. How many review units are in your vocabulary book? What does each unit include?
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
7. Look on page 47 for information about denotation and connotation. Write the definitions below.
Denotation is ___________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________.
Connotation is __________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________.
8. On which page number will you find information about context clues? __________
List the three types of context clues that you find on this page. Explain each one.
1) ____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
2) ____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
3) ____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
9. If you need help learning your vocabulary words, log on to:
www.______________________________________________________________________________
10. When should you bring your vocabulary book to class? ______________________________________
Such a
myriad of
words!
I love my
vocabulary
book!