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Study the word GAUGE: (Source) A gauge is a tool or instrument for measuring the level or amount of something. For example, a car has a fuel gauge, which tells you how much fuel is left in the tank. (Source) For another example, a pressure gauge tells you how much pressure is in the atmosphere. (Source) But a gauge doesn't have to be a real object. A gauge can also be any way of measuring or figuring out how much of something there is—and to gauge something is to try to figure out how much of it there is. For example, if your teacher says to the class, "Hands up if you like pepperoni on your pizza," then she's gauging the class's feelings about pepperoni: she's getting an idea of how many of you like pepperoni. (Source) You can gauge all kinds of things by observing and paying close attention. If you don't have a watch or a clock nearby, you can gauge what time it is by looking at where the sun is in the sky. If you have a substitute teacher one day, you can gauge how nice or how strict he'll be by paying close attention to what he says and does. You can gauge your friends' moods—sad? happy? playful? bored?—by looking closely at their faces and listening carefully to what they say and how they say it. You can even gauge your pet's mood, and gauge how interested she is in being petted right now. (Source)   Make a flash card: You can write your own definition and choose your own picture, or copy mine. Term Definition Picture gauge to find out how much of something there is, like you're measuring it with an instrument   Write your own sentence! You can use either of the two ideas I'll suggest, or you can invent your own. Include as much detail as you can! (Source)   Write a sentence with the word GAUGE: Remember: to gauge something is to see how much there is, or see how strong it is, by watching or listening carefully. Idea 1: "I gauge (someone's) mood before asking (him or her) to (do something with me or for me)." Idea 2: "As I step (into or onto a ride, a vehicle, or a bridge), I try to gauge how safe it is, looking closely at (some specific part of it)." You can type in here. When you're done, copy and paste your sentence wherever you'd like it to go.