Chapter 1 Asberry

Question 1

Afford

Answer 1

Part of speech: Verb

Definition: To have enough money to buy or pay for something.

Example: I can afford school because I have a scholarship.

Question 2

Hide

Answer 2

Part of speech: Verb

Definition: To keep someone or something in a place where other people will not find them

Example: Kids hide under their covers when they are scared.

Question 3

Professional

Answer 3

Part of speech: Adjective

Definition: Paid for doing a job, sport, or activity for money, rather than just for fun.

Example: Messi is a professional soccer player.

Question 4

Magic

Answer 4

Part of speech: Noun

Definition: The ability to make impossible things happen or make something in a surprising way that seems impossible to explain.

Synonym: trickery
Antonym: reality

Example: The magic performed by the magician was a mystery to everyone.

Question 5

Get to

Answer 5

Part of speech: Verb

Definition: are able to… (+ another verb)

Example: Since I have a job, I get to buy things that I want.

Question 6

Let

Answer 6

Part of speech: Verb

Definition: To allow or permit

Example: His mother let him stay out with friends last Friday.

Question 7

Dusty

Answer 7

Part of speech: Adjective

Definition:Something is covered tiny particles or dust.

Example: My desk is dusty because I have not cleaned it for two weeks.

Question 8

Turn into

Answer 8

Part of speech: Verb

Definition: Take one thing and make it into another

Example: Wood and nails can turn into beautiful furniture.

Question 9

Share

Answer 9

Part of speech: Verb

Definition: To have or use something with other people

Example: Kids have to share toys with each other.

Question 10

However

Answer 10

Part of speech: Adverb

Definition: Used when you are adding a fact or piece of information that seems surprising, or seems very different from what you just said

Example: I do not like to share. However, I share because it is the right thing to do.

Question 11

Average

Answer 11

Part of speech: Adjective

Definition: Neither very good nor very bad

Example: I am not an average height because I am taller than most people.

Question 12

Researcher

Answer 12

Part of speech: Noun

Definition: Someone who does close and careful studies

Synonym: scientist, investigator

Example: A researcher does a lot of tests before making a conclusion about their work.

Question 13

Find

Answer 13

Part of speech: Verb

Definition: To discover or learn something by study, tests, sums, etc…

Example: A researcher in Sweden finds that caffeine helps people remember people’s faces better.

Question 14

Melt

Answer 14

Part of speech: Verb

Definition: To make something solid turn into liquid

Example: If ice is heated above 32 degrees, it melts.

Question 15

Figure out

Answer 15

Part of speech: Verb

Definition: To think through and come to a conclusion or answer

Example: I can figure out the answer to any math problem without a calculator.