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".
A straight "A" student
Someone who may not get the best grades but tries really har
Someone who is lazy
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:
witness
troublemaker
enemy
peacemaker
Sophie likes to read on a Kindle, but her brother is "old school" and prefers books you can hold.
A school from long ago
Someone who likes old things better than new things
An older student
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:
low
shaky
high
small
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:
makes you smell bad
is very painful
long-lasting
The research project took so long to create that we were "working our fingers to the bone".
To have arthritis
Working really hard
To relax
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
Lucy was so excited about the talent show that she practiced daily! Her mom said she was an "eager beaver".
To hesitate
To be enthusiastic
To be hardworking
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:
unfortunate
obvious
expensive
important
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
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
foolish
old
intelligent
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
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 an online course
To learn from a bad experience
To learn from a book
“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:
continue
cancel
celebrate
repeat
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
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 do your best writing
To tear pieces of paper
Ms. Green is nice to everyone, but she is extra sweet to Ryan. Everyone knows he is "the teacher's pet".
The class pet
The teacher's favorite student
The teacher's animal at home
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 run all over the playground
To go over new material or learn things
To hide what you know
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
helpful
loud
hidden
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:
disgusting
unimportant
strange
dangerous
Mallory visits the library often. Everyone says she's a real "bookworm".
Someone who reads in the dark
Someone who hates books
Someone who loves to read
After practicing long division for a few weeks, Mia said that it was as "easy as ABC!"
Something very challenging
Something very easy
Something you need to study
Before practicing the class play, Mr. Perez told us that we needed to learn our lines "by heart".
To dream about your learning.
To memorize something
To study the human heart.
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:
consider
settle
cancel
debate
When my class couldn't agree on a class pet, Miss Goh said we'd decide by using "a show of hands".
To see if your hands are clean.
To do sign language
To raise your hand to vote.
James was worried about the science text. He knew he would have to "hit the books" to do well.
To be angry
To visit the library
To study hard
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
clean
try
complain
My teacher said that if we can memorize our math facts, next year we'll be "ahead of the game"!
Someone who is concentrating
Someone who is more likely to succeed
Someone who loves board games
Mary, of course you’re always tired. Most nights you stay up late working and infrequently take a day off. What does “infrequently” mean?
always
not often
excitedly
sadly
When I brought a heavy volcano project to school, I asked Jake to "give me a hand".
To let someone work alone
To help someone
To give someone an award
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 __________.
ignore it
protect it
get it started
check it out
Gabe goofed off so much that finally, Mr. Davis said, I'm "keeping an eye on you"!
I'm ignoring you
I'm watching you
I need glasses
This is a clandestine operation. It is extremely important that no one discovers what you’re doing! A clandestine operation is supposed to be __________.
dangerous
harmful
secret
exciting
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.
Our class wasn't sure which kind of carnival book to create. We decided to "brainstorm" together.
To be confused
To have a headache due to a storm
To think of lots of ideas
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
strengthen
shake
destroy
When Ms. Chandra asked Jordan a tough question, he sat quietly. It was like he "drew a blank".
To remember everything clearly
To fail to remember.
To draw using a white crayon
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
The science test was the next day, so Michael decided he should "crack a book".
To open a book to study
To break a book's spine
To damage a book
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
stylish
strange
out-dated
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 things in college.
To learn from experience.
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
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:
fear
anger
strong belief
being found guilty
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