Module 4 Week 3 Vocab Flash Cards

Grade 6 • Module 4 • Week 1

pas • sage (n.)

A passage is a journey by ship.

1 Read the word and its meaning above.
2 Read this sentence: We booked a passage on a cruise
to Northern Europe.

3 Use the word passage in your own sentence.
4 Brainstorm other words that come to mind when you
hear the word passage.

COLLABORATIVE DISCUSSION Think about where
you would like to go on a passage. Then answer these
questions with a partner: What places would you go
on your passage? How long would you be gone on your
passage? What type of ship would your passage take
place on?

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Grade 6 • Module 4 • Week 1

craft (n.)

You can refer to a boat as a craft.

1 Read the word and its meaning above.
2 Read this sentence: The sleek craft sails smoothly
through the waves.

3 Use the word craft in your own sentence.
4 Brainstorm other words that come to mind when you
hear the word craft.

COLLABORATIVE DISCUSSION With a group, discuss
going on a craft. When have you been on a craft? What
was the experience like? Is there any type of craft you wish
you could go on? If so, what?

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Grade 6 • Module 4 • Week 3

tread (n.)

A tread is the sound of a person’s footsteps.

1 Read the word and its meaning above.
2 Read this sentence: We heard my dad’s heavy tread
as he was coming up the stairs.

3 Use the word tread in your own sentence.
4 Brainstorm other words that come to mind when you
hear the word tread.

COLLABORATIVE DISCUSSION With a partner, discuss
the sounds of a person’s tread. Describe or act out what
a person’s tread might sound like if they were: in a hurry,
angry, or cautious. What would it sound like if they did not
want to be heard?

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Grade 6 • Module 4 • Week 3

fleet (adj.)

When something is fleet, it is fast and nimble.

1 Read the word and its meaning above.
2 Read this sentence: The cheetah, fleet of foot, is
considered the world’s fastest land animal.

3 Use the word fleet in your own sentence.
4 Brainstorm other words that come to mind when you
hear the word fleet.

COLLABORATIVE DISCUSSION With a partner, discuss
animals that are fleet of foot. Why is it beneficial that they
are so fast?

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Grade 6 • Module 4 • Week 3

tran • quil (adj.)

Something that is tranquil is calm and peaceful.

1 Read the word and its meaning above.
2 Read this sentence: A tranquil view of the lake could
be seen at sunset.

3 Use the word tranquil in your own sentence.
4 Make a list of synonyms and antonyms for the
word tranquil.

COLLABORATIVE DISCUSSION With a partner,
close your eyes and think of a place that is tranquil.
Describe that place to your partner. What makes that
place tranquil? What places at school can be described as
tranquil and why?

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Grade 6 • Module 4 • Week 3

skirt (v.)

Things that skirt an area form its border or edge.

1 Read the word and its meaning above.
2 Read this sentence: The flowers and shrubs skirt the
edge of the lawn.

3 Use the word skirt in your own sentence.
4 Brainstorm other words that come to mind when you
hear the word skirt.

COLLABORATIVE DISCUSSION With a partner, think
of something that skirts an area at your school. Describe
the area and the things that skirt it. For example, the
bleachers skirt the floor of the gym. What other things
skirt areas of the school?

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Grade 6 • Module 4 • Week 3

per • il (n.)

Peril is a state of risk or danger.

1 Read the word and its meaning above.
2 Read this sentence: Some might say that people who
engage in hang-gliding put their lives in great peril.

3 Use the word peril in your own sentence.
4 Brainstorm other words that come to mind when you
hear the word peril.

COLLABORATIVE DISCUSSION With a partner, think
of some activities that involve some degree of peril.
Describe what makes the activity perilous. What are
some of the great perils facing the environment?

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