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
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
A straight "A" student
Someone who is lazy
When Ms. Chandra asked Jordan a tough question, he sat quietly. It was like he "drew a blank".
To draw using a white crayon
To remember everything clearly
To fail to remember.
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
excitedly
sadly
always
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
Gabe goofed off so much that finally, Mr. Davis said, I'm "keeping an eye on you"!
I need glasses
I'm watching you
I'm ignoring you
Mallory visits the library often. Everyone says she's a real "bookworm".
Someone who hates books
Someone who reads in the dark
Someone who loves to read
Lucy was so excited about the talent show that she practiced daily! Her mom said she was an "eager beaver".
To be hardworking
To hesitate
To be enthusiastic
Our class wasn't sure which kind of carnival book to create. We decided to "brainstorm" together.
To have a headache due to a storm
To think of lots of ideas
To be confused
My dad had a difficult childhood. He said that everything he knew he learned from the "University of Life".
To learn things in college.
To learn from an online course.
To learn from experience.
When I brought a heavy volcano project to school, I asked Jake to "give me a hand".
To help someone
To let someone work alone
To give someone an award
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:
build
shake
destroy
strengthen
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
“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
continue
repeat
celebrate
Anthony was too tired to go to school. He decided to pretend he was sick, so he could "play hooky".
To go fishing
To play a new game
To skip school
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 hide what you know
To run all over the playground
To go over new material or learn things
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
enemy
troublemaker
witness
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:
foolish
old
intelligent
enthusiastic
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
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
A school from long ago
An older student
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.
This is a clandestine operation. It is extremely important that no one discovers what you’re doing! A clandestine operation is supposed to be __________.
harmful
secret
exciting
dangerous
After Kyle painted a dinosaur picture, a few classmates decided to "copycat" his idea.
Twin cats
To do the same as another person does.
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".
To learn from a book
To learn from a bad experience
To learn from an online course
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:
shaky
low
small
high
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:
debate
settle
consider
cancel
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 __________.
check it out
get it started
protect it
ignore it
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:
friendly
hidden
loud
helpful
After the principal heard kids playing in the bathroom, we knew they would be "in hot water".
To be given an award
To have a warm bath
To be in trouble
The research project took so long to create that we were "working our fingers to the bone".
To relax
To have arthritis
Working really hard
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:
intelligent
out-dated
strange
stylish
After practicing long division for a few weeks, Mia said that it was as "easy as ABC!"
Something you need to study
Something very easy
Something very challenging
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 know the names of many colors
To get a high test score
To pass the pilot's exam
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
expensive
important
unfortunate
Ms. Green is nice to everyone, but she is extra sweet to Ryan. Everyone knows he is "the teacher's pet".
The teacher's animal at home
The class pet
The teacher's favorite student
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:
strange
dangerous
unimportant
disgusting
James was worried about the science text. He knew he would have to "hit the books" to do well.
To visit the library
To study hard
To be angry
On the field trip, Mrs. Williams had to "count noses" over and over to make sure no one was lost.
To do your best in math
To count how many people there are
To use a lot of kleenex
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 keep our ears clean
To pay attention to everything
To tune everything out
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:
being found guilty
fear
anger
strong belief
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 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.
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”?
fail
try
clean
complain