Vocabulary Word for Chapters 1 - 2 of  The Giver - aptitude

(pt-td, -tyd)

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His father smiled his gentle smile. "Well, it was clear to me ---- and my parents later confessed that it had been obvious to them, too ---- what my aptitude was. I had always loved the newchildren more than anything. When my friends in my age group were holding bicycle races, or building toy vehicles or bridges with their construction sets, or ----"

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Write a short definition for the word aptitude.

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Circle the 6 words that mean the same as aptitude.

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Write a sentence with the word aptitude.

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True or False

______________ Aptitude means having a  natural ability or talent.

______________ You must practice and practice to have an aptitude for playing the piano.