Vocabulary Assesment

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This is my Reading assesment for Vocabulary.

Defintions

Void: an empty space or vacuum. Fluorescent: able to give off visible light after being exposed to a source of heat, light, or other form of energy Vulnerable: able to be hurt or injured Interconnected: to connect or cause to be connected one to the other or others. Seldom: not often; rarely.

Example/Non Example	Is a void messy? Why or why not?	No Because it is a empty space.
	Which color is the most fluorescent at night? Why?	Yellow because it is a really bright colour.
	Why are elderly people more vulnerable than children? Why?	Because elderly people’s bones are older and they can’t get away from danger in a hurry.
	Which is more interconnected; a vine or a dandeloin? Why?	A vine because they can grow in all different directions.
	Which is more seldom; the Olympics or an election in NZ? Why?	Olympics Because they are every 4 years and a election is every 3 years.

Word Associations	The plants in the garden are die during a frost	Vulnerable
	There were lots of different paths that joined each other	Interconnected
	I made a shot from halfway while facing backwards.	Seldom
	We are still exploring  outer space.	Void
	I can find my key ring easily in the dark.	Fluorescent

Word Relationships How might each pair of words be connected?	Vulnerable/Fluorescent	You can be vulnerable when in light because everyone else can see.
	Void/interconnected	A void is connected with random things.

Extended Writing	Think of a time when you felt as though you were in a void or when you saw something that happens seldom. Write a paragraph about this.
	Seldom: On Tuesday Jack W, Jack M, Finn and Myself were playing basketball at lunch time, and when I dribbled up the court I got just past halfway and then I threw the ball over my right shoulder and the ball hit the backboard and went in.