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If you put you car in reverse, it will move backward. What does reverse mean?

go backward

Sometimes Mia can be so stubborn! She always wants to do things her way. She just won't listen to anyone else. What does stubborn mean?

not willing to give in/set on having your own way

The firefighter made a daring rescue. He saved a family from a burning building. What does rescue mean?

save from danger

Before Sophia accepted her new job, she asked what her annual salary would be. The manager told Sophia she would make about $25,000 a year. What does annual mean?

yearly

I didn't see the runner slide into home plate. The man in front of me was obstructing my view. What does obstructing mean?

blocking

The Sahara Desert is immense. It covers a very large part of Africa. What does immense mean?

very large/huge

The teacher found five spelling errors on my test. I was disappointed because I didn't want to make any mistakes. What does errors mean?

mistakes

My uncle resides in Illinois. He has lived there all his life. What does resides mean?

lives

This light just won't quit blinking. It's been flashing on and off all day! What does blinking mean?

flashing on and off

I prefer sausage pizza. I like it much better than pepperoni. What does prefer mean?

like better

My parents just purchased a new house. They liked it so much, they bought it right after they looked at it. What does purchased mean?

bought

The earthquake made the ground tremble. People who lived miles away could feel the earth shake. What does tremble mean?

shake

I hurried into the room when I heard Zoe shriek. She screamed because she saw a mouse run across the floor. What does shriek mean>

scream

The fog was so dense we couldn't see the road. What does dense mean?

thick

That sculpture is one of a kind. It certainly is unique! What does unique mean?

one of a kind; nothing else like it

Ms. Owens told us that good writers observe things carefully. She told us we could write better dialogue if we kept our "ears to the ground".

To pay attention to everything

To keep our ears clean

To tune everything out

When we finished our biography projects, Mrs. Lang said that now we were "armed with skills".

Someone with helpful experiences

Someone who lifts weights

Someone who has weapons

My teacher said that if we can memorize our math facts, next year we'll be "ahead of the game"!

Someone who is more likely to succeed

Someone who is concentrating

Someone who loves board games

The research project took so long to create that we were "working our fingers to the bone".

Working really hard

To have arthritis

To relax

After the principal heard kids playing in the bathroom, we knew they would be "in hot water".

To be in trouble

To be given an award

To have a warm bath

When I brought a heavy volcano project to school, I asked Jake to "give me a hand".

To help someone

To give someone an award

To let someone work alone

Gabe goofed off so much that finally, Mr. Davis said, I'm "keeping an eye on you"!

I'm watching you

I need glasses

I'm ignoring you

Ms. Green is nice to everyone, but she is extra sweet to Ryan. Everyone knows he is "the teacher's pet".

The teacher's favorite student

The class pet

The teacher's animal at home

Lily waited until the last minute to do everything. The night before the project was due, she had to "crank out a paper".

To quickly write or type a paper

To tear pieces of paper

To do your best writing

When my class started to chat, Mrs. Brents told us to pay attention since time was short, but we still had "to cover a lot of ground".

To go over new material or learn things

To hide what you know

To run all over the playground

Our class wasn't sure which kind of carnival book to create. We decided to "brainstorm" together.

To think of lots of ideas

To be confused

To have a headache due to a storm

Even Mr. Russell warned the class that hamsters can bite, Rachel put her finger in the cage. She had "to learn the hard way".

To learn from a bad experience

To learn from a book

To learn from an online course

After Kyle painted a dinosaur picture, a few classmates decided to "copycat" his idea.

To do the same as another person does.

Twin cats

An original thought or act.

When my class couldn't agree on a class pet, Miss Goh said we'd decide by using "a show of hands".

To raise your hand to vote.

To do sign language

To see if your hands are clean.

Sophie likes to read on a Kindle, but her brother is "old school" and prefers books you can hold.

Someone who likes old things better than new things

An older student

A school from long ago

After practicing long division for a few weeks, Mia said that it was as "easy as ABC!"

Something very easy

Something very challenging

Something you need to study

When Ms. Chandra asked Jordan a tough question, he sat quietly. It was like he "drew a blank".

To fail to remember.

To draw using a white crayon

To remember everything clearly

James was worried about the science text. He knew he would have to "hit the books" to do well.

To study hard

To visit the library

To be angry

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".

Someone who may not get the best grades but tries really har

Someone who is lazy

A straight "A" student

Lucy was so excited about the talent show that she practiced daily! Her mom said she was an "eager beaver".

To be enthusiastic

To be hardworking

To hesitate

My dad had a difficult childhood. He said that everything he knew he learned from the "University of Life".

To learn from experience.

To learn things in college.

To learn from an online course.

Anthony was too tired to go to school. He decided to pretend he was sick, so he could "play hooky".

To skip school

To go fishing

To play a new game

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 pass the pilot's exam

To know the names of many colors

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.

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 do your best in math

To use a lot of kleenex

The science test was the next day, so Michael decided he should "crack a book".

To open a book to study

To damage a book

To break a book's spine

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

Lisa said, “Mia, why are you making such a big deal about Linda's hair? Yes, she did dye it purple and it's an odd color. But so what? It's such a trivial matter. ”Trivial means:

unimportant

strange

disgusting

dangerous

I was working with three other students on a group project for Science class. We had so many disagreements that we had to ask the teacher to help us resolve our issues. Resolve means:

settle

cancel

consider

debate

The home team made sure the officials were on their side. They won the championship but no one from any other town would accept the winners as legitimate champions. Legitimate means:

real

We have lofty expectations for you, son. You will attend college and be elected president of the United States before you turn forty.Lofty means:

high

shaky

small

low

When Kim and Kia were fighting over a boy, Shana stepped in as a mediator. She sat them both down and got them talking to each other again. Mediator means:

peacemaker

troublemaker

witness

enemy

No one suspected that Jerry was a spy. On the surface he behaved like any normal citizen. When his covert activity was discovered and announced to the world, we were all shocked. Covert means:

hidden

friendly

helpful

loud

“I am going to rescind the permission I gave for you to use my toys," T. J. announced angrily. I thought you would take good care of them, but I was wrong!” Rescind means:

cancel

celebrate

continue

repeat

I'm working hard for the same candidate that you support. You're doing it for pay but I'm not doing this for money. I’m doing it out of conviction. Conviction means:

strong belief

being found guilty

anger

fear

Michael is an ardent supporter of his presidential candidate. That became obvious to me when I found out how much time he’s donated to the campaign. Ardent means:

enthusiastic

old

intelligent

foolish

Mary, of course you’re always tired. Most nights you stay up late working and infrequently take a day off. What does “infrequently” mean?

not often

always

excitedly

sadly

Connie is never happy when everyone is getting along. She always instigates fights and then acts like little Miss Innocent. When you instigate something, you __________.

get it started

check it out

protect it

ignore it

I like that store. The employees care about their customers and strive to make the customers feel right at home. Which word is a synonym of “strive”?

try

complain

fail

clean

This is a clandestine operation. It is extremely important that no one discovers what you’re doing! A clandestine operation is supposed to be __________.

secret

dangerous

harmful

exciting

If you don’t get help quickly for your condition, it could become chronic. Then you may have to take medicine for the rest of your life. Chronic means:

long-lasting

is very painful

makes you smell bad

David hoped that nobody would know he was in the building. Didn’t he realize that parking his new car in the driveway made his presence rather conspicuous? The word conspicuous means:

obvious

important

expensive

unfortunate

Pam and Gia are sisters, but they’re very different. Just look at how they dress. Pam doesn’t care what she wears or how outdated her clothes are. Gia, on the other hand, is quite chic. The word chic means:

stylish

intelligent

strange

out-dated

I looked at the plans for your new house. This is earthquake country. You need to fortify the frame or you’ll have a disaster with the first tremor. The word fortify means:

strengthen

shake

build

destroy