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Force of Eating

Force of Eating
Answer Key

Teacher Note Vocabulary Ladders

For detailed instructions Word Definition


on how to implement the
components of this lesson, to take small bites or eat a small
nibble
see pages 15–19. amount of food
snack to eat a little, usually between meals
munch to chew steadily and sometimes loudly
Objective gobble to eat quickly and sometimes sloppily
Students will analyze words to eat a large meal, sometimes
related to eating, from weak chow down
very fast
to strong.
devour to eat hungrily until nothing is left

Ordering Words
Materials
Check that students can explain why the words are ordered
• Vocabulary Ladders the way they are.
template (page 142)

• Activity Cards Sentence Clues


(page 41)
1. Apples are a treat horses love to (snack/munch) on.
• Ordering Words
(page 42) 2. The mouse took a small (nibble) at the cheese.
• Sentence Clues
(page 43) 3. After a long, hard practice, Martina is known to
(gobble/chow down/devour) her dinner.
• Sentence Stems
(page 44) 4. The hikers were lost for two days and wanted to (devour)
a meal immediately.
• Write About It!
(page 45)
Sentence Stems
Check that student responses reflect the meaning of the
Additional Words underlined word in each sentence frame.

Introduce students to
additional words such as Write About It!
gorge and polish off as you Check that responses include the new vocabulary terms used
work through the lesson. in the correct way.

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Force of Eating

Name: __________________________________________ Date: _________________

Activity Cards

Directions: Cut apart and match the words and definitions below.
Then, glue them onto the Vocabulary Ladders activity sheet in order, from
weak eating to strong eating.

to eat hungrily until


chow down nothing is left

to eat a large meal,


devour sometimes very fast

to eat quickly and


gobble sometimes sloppily

to chew steadily and


munch sometimes loudly

to take small bites or eat


nibble a small amount of food

to eat a little, usually


snack between meals

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Force of Eating

Name: __________________________________________ Date: _________________

Ordering Words
Directions: Write the words from the Word Bank in the order you choose,
from weak eating to strong eating, on the ladder. Then, explain an
important difference between two of the words.

Word Bank
chow down devour gobble
munch nibble snack

Comparing Words

Choose two words.

Word 1: _________________

Word 2: _________________

One difference between these


words is:

________________________

________________________

________________________

________________________

________________________

________________________

________________________

________________________

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Force of Eating

Name: __________________________________________ Date: _________________

Sentence Clues
Directions: Choose the best word from the Word Bank to complete
each sentence.

Word Bank
chow down devour gobble
munch nibble snack

1. Apples are a treat horses love to ___________________ on.

2. The mouse took a small _____________________ at


the cheese.

3. After a long, hard practice, Martina is known to


______________________ her dinner.

4. The hikers were lost for two days and


wanted to ____________________ a meal
immediately.

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Force of Eating

Name: ___________________________________________  Date: __________________

Sentence Stems
Directions: Complete each statement.

1. One dinner I can really chow down is _________________

______________________________________________

______________________________________________ .

2. Two foods that are healthy to snack on are ____________

______________________________________________

______________________________________________ .

3. Three things a squirrel might nibble are _______________

______________________________________________

______________________________________________ .

4. Some crunchy foods to munch on are ________________

______________________________________________

______________________________________________ .

5. A few things the Big Bad Wolf might gobble are _________

______________________________________________

______________________________________________ .

6. Sharks are known to devour ________________________

______________________________________________

______________________________________________ .

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Force of Eating

Name: ___________________________________________  Date: __________________

Write About It!


Directions: Read the prompt. Then, write a response. Underline the new
vocabulary you use in your response.

Word Bank
chow down devour gobble
munch nibble snack

________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

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