Mallory visits the library often. Everyone says she's a real "bookworm".
Someone who loves to read
Someone who hates books
Someone who reads in the dark
The science test was the next day, so Michael decided he should "crack a book".
To break a book's spine
To damage a book
To open a book to study
On the field trip, Mrs. Williams had to "count noses" over and over to make sure no one was lost.
To count how many people there are
To use a lot of kleenex
To do your best in math
Before practicing the class play, Mr. Perez told us that we needed to learn our lines "by heart".
To memorize something
To dream about your learning.
To study the human heart.
Keisha wanted to do well on the spelling test. She knew that if she "passed with flying colors", she might make the spelling bee team.
To get a high test score
To know the names of many colors
To pass the pilot's exam
Anthony was too tired to go to school. He decided to pretend he was sick, so he could "play hooky".
To go fishing
To skip school
To play a new game
My dad had a difficult childhood. He said that everything he knew he learned from the "University of Life".
To learn from an online course.
To learn from experience.
To learn things in college.
Lucy was so excited about the talent show that she practiced daily! Her mom said she was an "eager beaver".
B. To be hardworking
C. To hesitate
A. To be enthusiastic
Kasey studied each day but never was able to get top scores. Her parents were still proud and told her she got an "A for effort".
B. Someone who is lazy
A. Someone who may not get the best grades but it's enough
C. A straight "A" student
James was worried about the science text. He knew he would have to "hit the books" to do well.
A. To study hard
C. To be angry
B. To visit the library
When Ms. Chandra asked Jordan a tough question, he sat quietly. It was like he "drew a blank".
C. To remember everything clearly
B. To draw using a white crayon
A. To fail to remember.
After practicing long division for a few weeks, Mia said that it was as "easy as ABC!"
B. Something very challenging
A. Something very easy
C. Something you need to study
Sophie likes to read on a Kindle, but her brother is "old school" and prefers books you can hold.
B. An older student
C. A school from long ago
A. Someone who likes old things better than new things
When my class couldn't agree on a class pet, Miss Goh said we'd decide by using "a show of hands".
C. To see if your hands are clean.
A. To raise your hand to vote.
B. To do sign language
After Kyle painted a dinosaur picture, a few classmates decided to "copycat" his idea.
B. Twin cats
A. To do the same as another person does.
C. An original thought or act.
Even Mr. Russell warned the class that hamsters can bite, Rachel put her finger in the cage. She had "to learn the hard way".
B. To learn from a book
A. To learn from a bad experience
C. To learn from an online course
