Our class wasn't sure which kind of carnival book to create. We decided to "brainstorm" together.
To be confused
To think of lots of ideas
To have a headache due to a storm
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.
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
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
complain
try
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
long-lasting
is very painful
When we finished our biography projects, Mrs. Lang said that now we were "armed with skills".
Someone who lifts weights
Someone with helpful experiences
Someone who has weapons
The research project took so long to create that we were "working our fingers to the bone".
Working really hard
To relax
To have arthritis
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
After practicing long division for a few weeks, Mia said that it was as "easy as ABC!"
Something very challenging
Something you need to study
Something very easy
Lily waited until the last minute to do everything. The night before the project was due, she had to "crank out a paper".
To tear pieces of paper
To do your best writing
To quickly write or type a paper
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
low
shaky
small
My teacher said that if we can memorize our math facts, next year we'll be "ahead of the game"!
Someone who loves board games
Someone who is concentrating
Someone who is more likely to succeed
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:
anger
strong belief
being found guilty
fear
The science test was the next day, so Michael decided he should "crack a book".
To damage a book
To break a book's spine
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:
continue
cancel
repeat
celebrate
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
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
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
After Kyle painted a dinosaur picture, a few classmates decided to "copycat" his idea.
Twin cats
An original thought or act.
To do the same as another person does.
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
unfortunate
expensive
When I brought a heavy volcano project to school, I asked Jake to "give me a hand".
To give someone an award
To help someone
To let someone work alone
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 pass the pilot's exam
To know the names of many colors
To get a high test score
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
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.
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
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
disgusting
strange
dangerous
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
ignore it
get it started
protect it
Mary, of course you’re always tired. Most nights you stay up late working and infrequently take a day off. What does “infrequently” mean?
excitedly
not often
always
sadly
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
out-dated
strange
intelligent
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 tune everything out
To pay attention to everything
To keep our ears 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 __________.
exciting
secret
harmful
dangerous
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
Gabe goofed off so much that finally, Mr. Davis said, I'm "keeping an eye on you"!
I'm watching you
I'm ignoring you
I need glasses
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 is lazy
Someone who may not get the best grades but tries really har
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:
shake
destroy
strengthen
build
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
Mallory visits the library often. Everyone says she's a real "bookworm".
Someone who hates books
Someone who loves to read
Someone who reads in the dark
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
Anthony was too tired to go to school. He decided to pretend he was sick, so he could "play hooky".
To play a new game
To skip school
To go fishing
Lucy was so excited about the talent show that she practiced daily! Her mom said she was an "eager beaver".
To be enthusiastic
To hesitate
To be hardworking
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
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 experience.
To learn from an online course.
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 teacher's animal at home
The class pet
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
cancel
consider
settle