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Question 1

• … means in fact or really.
• My dad looks a little mean, but … he’s very kind.

Answer 1

Actually

actually

Question 2

• … is the act of using your teeth to cut and tear into something.
• The boy took a big … of his hamburger.

Answer 2

Bite

bite

Question 3

• The … is the land by an ocean.
• I stayed on the southern … of Australia.

Answer 3

coast

coast

Question 4

• A … is an agreement that you have with another person.
• I made a … with the other company to give us some money.

Answer 4

deal

deal

Question 5

• The … is an area of land without many plants or water.
• Not many plants grow in the … .

Answer 5

desert

desert

Question 6

• If something is … , it works well.
• Swimming is an … way to ,stay healthy.

Answer 6

effective

effective

Question 7

• To … something is to look at it carefully.
• The doctor … my eyes today.

Answer 7

examine

examined

Question 8

• If something is … , it is ,not correct.
• If you think the answer is … , press the red button.

Answer 8

false

false

Question 9

• When you … , you come to understand it and find an answer.
• I couldn’t … what he wanted me to do.

Answer 9

figure something out

figure out

Question 10

• A … is something you give someone.
• Dave received many … for Christmas.

Answer 10

gift

gifts

Question 11

• … is the feeling that you get when you need to eat.
• After playing all day long, he was filled with … .

Answer 11

Hunger

hunger

Question 12

• To … something is to think of it in your mind.
• Sally … herself winning lots of money.

Answer 12

imagine

imagined

Question 13

• A … is a long trip.
• I went on a … across the country with my parents.

Answer 13

journey

journey

Question 14

• A … is something that is hard to understand.
• The question was a … to him.

Answer 14

puzzle

puzzle

Question 15

• … means that something is a certain way completely or very much.
• I think typing on a keyboard is … easy.

Answer 15

Quite

quite

Question 16

• … is used when you want to do one thing but not the other.
• I would … have the red one than the blue one.

Answer 16

Rather

rather

Question 17

• If something is … , it is precise or exact.
• Please choose a … place on the map.

Answer 17

specific

specific

Question 18

• A … is a small creature with eight legs.
• Some adults have a fear of little creatures such as … .

Answer 18

spider

spiders

Question 19

• A … is a short trip in which you see many sights.
• I took a … of Asia and Europe.

Answer 19

tour

tour

Question 20

• A … is a journey to a certain place.
• Ken took a … to the city yesterday.

Answer 20

trip

trip