unit 11

Question 1

admission

Answer 1

n. Admission is the act of allowing to enter a place. The admission ticket to the movie was $5.

Question 2

astronomy

Answer 2

n. Astronomy is the study of the stars and planets. Harold loved looking at the stars so he decided to study astronomy.

Question 3

blame

Answer 3

v. To blame someone for something bad is to say they did it. My mom blamed me for something I didn’t do.

Question 4

chemistry

Answer 4

n. Chemistry is the study of substances and reactions between them. In chemistry class the professor taught us about chemical reactions.

Question 5

despite

Answer 5

prep. Despite shows a difference from what is expected. We still played the game despite the cold weather.

Question 6

dinosaur

Answer 6

n. A dinosaur is a very big animal that lived millions of years ago. I like to see the dinosaur bones at the museum.

Question 7

exhibit

Answer 7

V. To exhibit is to show something so that people can go look at it. My painting will be exhibited at the fair.

Question 8

fame

Answer 8

n. Fame is a reputation one has gained among the public. He had fame and fortune but he was not happy.

Question 9

forecast

Answer 9

n. A forecast is an idea about what the weather will be like in the future. The forecast says that it will rain all week.

Question 10

genius

Answer 10

n. A genius is a very smart person. Since she was a genius she easily passed all of her school exams.

Question 11

gentle

Answer 11

adj. Someone who is gentle is kind and calm. He is very gentle with the baby.

Question 12

geography

Answer 12

n. Geography is the study of the Earth its land weather etc. I had to draw a map for geography class.

Question 13

interfere

Answer 13

v. To interfere is to cause problems and keep something from happening. My little sister always interferes when I’m trying to study.

Question 14

lightly

Answer 14

adv. To do something lightly is to not push very hard. Draw lightly so you do not tear your paper.

Question 15

principal

Answer 15

n. A principal is a person in charge of a school. My school’s principal can be very strict with the rules.

Question 16

row

Answer 16

n. A row is a line of things. James put all of his toy soldiers into neat rows.

Question 17

shelf

Answer 17

n. A shelf is a place on a wall where you put things. I keep my clothes on a shelf in my closet.

Question 18

spite

Answer 18

n. Spite is the desire to be mean. He snuck into his sister’s room and stole her bag out of spite.

Question 19

super

Answer 19

adj. Super means really good. My dad said I did a super job cleaning the house.

Question 20

wet

Answer 20

adj. A wet thing has water on it. Since my dog was wet he tried to shake all the water off his body.