Summary
A PBS KIDS WordGirl vocabulary clip. The word is evasive — avoiding giving a direct answer, or being hard to catch or pin down. A four-minute vocabulary segment for upper elementary.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
This clip teaches the word evasive — avoiding a direct answer or being hard to pin down.
- What does it mean to be evasive? Why might someone answer evasively?
- How can you tell when an answer is evasive instead of clear?
- Use evasive in a sentence.
Quick work-a-long
Word: evasive — avoiding a direct answer; hard to catch or pin down.
Try it: Write one direct answer and one evasive answer to the question "Did you finish your homework?"