Synonyms are words that mean about the same thing, but have different shades of meaning. You can see how words relate to one another in a thesaurus, a book that lists synonyms.
Revise Sentences Rewrite these sentences by replacing the underlined words with more specific synonyms. Use a thesaurus to find the synonyms.
1. The armadillo’s hard shell makes it an unpleasant meal for predators.
2. To escape predators, the frilled lizard moves across the forest floor.
3. Some animals are so little that large predators can’t find them.
4. Elephants and other strong animals have very few predators.
HEALTH & SCIENCE
Eyesight is important to animals in their search for food. Yet some animals see poorly and still survive.
1 List Animals Work with a group to brainstorm a list of about twenty animals. Choose a person in the group to write down the animals’ names.
2 As a group, pick specific animals from the list that you will research together. Make a chart of at least five animals. Make predictions about each animal’s eyesight. Listen to each other’s ideas. List the animals in order, from the animal that the group thinks sees the best to the animal that the group thinks sees the worst.
3 Conduct Research Talk about where you could learn more about the animals on your list. Collect facts about each animal online and see if your predictions are correct.
Learn about animals’ eyesight.
Internet InsideNG.com4 Discuss Your Findings Once you confirm the information about each animal, revise your chart if necessary. Share your chart with the class, and discuss which predictions were correct and which ones were not.