Fifth Grade

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The Mystery of Saint Matthew Island

• Fifth Grade
• Unit 6 Week 2

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• Words to Know

bleached
scrawny
carcasses
starvation
decay
suspicions
parasites
tundra
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bleached carcasses decay parasites scrawny starvat
ion suspicions tundra
parasites

• living things that live on or in others from
  which they get food, often harming the others in
  the process

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bleached carcasses decay parasites scrawny starvat
ion suspicions tundra
decay

• process of rotting

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bleached carcasses decay parasites scrawny starvat
ion suspicions tundra
carcasses

• bodies of dead animals

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bleached carcasses decay parasites scrawny starvat
ion suspicions tundra
scrawny

• having little flesh lean thin skinny

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bleached carcasses decay parasites scrawny starvat
ion suspicions tundra
starvation

• suffering from extreme hunger

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bleached carcasses decay parasites scrawny starvat
ion suspicions tundra
bleached

• whitened by exposure to sunlight or the use of
  chemicals

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bleached carcasses decay parasites scrawny starvat
ion suspicions tundra
tundra

• a vast, treeless plain in arctic regions

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bleached carcasses decay parasites scrawny starvat
ion suspicions tundra
suspicions

• beliefs feelings thoughts

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• Which means the same thing as the underlined
  word?
• We need to bleach the surface.
• dye
• remove the color from

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• Which means the same thing as the underlined
  word?
• We smelled the carcasses from a distance.
• tiny insects
• bodies of dead animals

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• Which means the same thing as the underlined
  word?
• The detective had a suspicion that the old man
  committed the crime.
• proven idea
• idea that something might be true

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• Which means the same thing as the underlined
  word?
• A few people from the camp were battling
  starvation.
• a lack of food
• a serious disease

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• Which means the same thing as the underlined
  word?
• The kitten was scrawny.
• bony
• timid

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• Which means the same thing as the underlined
  word?
• The dentist found some decay in a few teeth.
• wearing away
• restoring

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• Which means the same thing as the underlined
  word?
• They viewed the tundra.
• ice-covered valley
• cold treeless land

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Youve got it!