Voyage Vocabulary Question Sheet
Grade 3 • Wordly Wise Lesson 4
Voyage Vocabulary Question Sheet
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Official Word Bank (15 Vocabulary Words)
Use each word carefully to complete your answers
accurate
approximate
course
depart
despair
destination
deteriorate
gale
horizon
jubilation
navigate
nostalgia
revive
sever
voyage
1 Part 1: Match the Clues (Questions 1–8)
Write the correct letter in the blank box.
1. The far line where the sea or land appears to meet the sky
2. To leave or go away from a place on a journey
3. Exactly right, without any mistakes or errors
4. A very strong, fierce wind or windstorm
5. The place to which someone or something is going
6. A complete loss of hope, or to give up all hope
7. A feeling or noisy display of great joy and celebration
8. To cut in two, separate, or break completely off
Word Choices
A accurate
B depart
C despair
D destination
E gale
F horizon
G jubilation
H sever
2 Part 2: Sentence Explorer (Questions 9–15)
Fill in each blank with the best word
Word Bank (Q 9–15):
approximate course deteriorate navigate nostalgia revive voyage
9. The ship's captain turned the wooden wheel to keep the ship on its correct toward the quiet harbor.
10. Leo did not know the exact number of sea gulls, but his guess was around twenty.
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2 Part 2 (Continued): Sentence Explorer (Questions 11–15)
Use the Part 2 Word Bank from Page 1
11. If the sailors do not fix the old wooden dock, the salty ocean waves will make it even more.
12. Long ago, brave sailors learned how to safely across the stormy sea by looking at the stars.
13. Listening to his grandfather's favorite sea song filled the young sailor with for his home village.
14. A cool drink of fresh lemon water helped to the tired crew after their long day in the hot sun.
15. The brave explorers prepared their wooden sailing ship for a three-month across the wide ocean.
3 Part 3: Word Detective (Questions 16–19)
Read each situation and mark the best answer.
16. True or False:
If the condition of a hiking path starts to deteriorate, the path is becoming smoother and easier to walk on.
True False
17. Which shows jubilation?
(A) Losing a favorite storybook at school (B) Cheering after winning a soccer trophy (C) Taking a quiet nap in the afternoon
18. An accurate clock will always:
(A) Show the exact time with no errors (B) Run twenty minutes fast every morning (C) Stop working whenever it starts to rain
19. Which action means severing?
(A) Gluing together two broken pieces of wood (B) Slicing cleanly through a rope with an ax (C) Painting numbers on the front of a boat
Question 20 • Captain's Sentence Challenge
Write your own sentence
Choose any one vocabulary word from your word bank. Write a complete 3rd-grade sentence that shows what it means.
My Chosen Word:
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Accurate Target Vocab Poster
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Grade 3 • Wordly Wise 3000
accurate
/ AK - yuh - rit /
Adjective
Kid-Friendly Meaning
Free from any mistakes or errors; completely correct and exact.
Visual Model: Right on Target
100% Exact Hit
EXACT MEASURE Right on the mark! ACCURATE AIM Dead Center Zero mistakes No wild guesses!
When an arrow strikes the exact center of a target, the archer's aim is accurate. No Errors
Lesson 4 Connection: Accurate vs. Approximate
Accurate
Exact & Correct
- ✓ Count: "There are exactly 24 students in room 12."
- ✓ Clock: The bell rings at 8:00 AM sharp.
- ✓ Measure: The wood is cut to exactly 10 inches.
Approximate
Close Estimate
- ~ Count: "There are about 25 students in room 12."
- ~ Clock: Looking outside and guessing it is around 8:00.
- ~ Measure: The board is roughly 10 inches long.
Sentences in Action
accurate: "The captain used an accurate map to steer safely past the hidden rocks."
approximate: "The sailor gave an approximate arrival time of about two hours."
Word Families
accuracy (n.) • accurately (adv.)
approximation (n.) • approximately (adv.)
Think About It: When is it best to be accurate (like measuring baking ingredients), and when is an approximate answer okay (like estimating travel time)?
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Voyage Vocabulary
