unit 6

Question 1

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Answer 1

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Question 2

alert

Answer 2

v. To alert someone is to tell or warn that person about something. The fire alarm alerted us that there was a problem.

Question 3

broadcast

Answer 3

n. A broadcast is a television or radio show. We watched the broadcast of the local news on TV.

Question 4

bulletin

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n. A bulletin is a news report about very recent and important events. There was a live bulletin reporting on the economy of the city.

Question 5

bump

Answer 5

n. A bump is a small raised area on a surface. The monkey got a bump on his head because he was hit by a rock.

Question 6

chop

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v. To chop something means to cut it into pieces with a tool. Mom chopped some vegetables to put into the stew.

Question 7

closet

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n. A closet is a small room used to store things. Marie has many clothes inside of her closet.

Question 8

console

Answer 8

v. To console is to give comfort to a person who feels sad. When my dog ran away’ my dad consoled me.

Question 9

district

Answer 9

n. A district is a small part of a city’ county’ state’ or country. I live in a residential district of Seattle’ Washington.

Question 10

drawer

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n. A drawer is a small part in furniture that is used to store things. I put my clothes into the empty drawers.

Question 11

endure

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v. To endure means to experience and survive something difficult. She had to endure her husband shouting all day long.

Question 12

execute

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v. To execute means to kill someone as a legal punishment. Some people are executed for serious crimes.

Question 13

grasp

Answer 13

v. To grasp something means to hold it. He grasped the bag of money tightly.

Question 14

rear

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n. The rear of something is the back part of that thing. The man loaded the rear of his truck with boxes.

Question 15

senator

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n. A senator is someone who makes laws for a state. The young senator promised to make laws that would help the people.

Question 16

skull

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n. A skull is the hard head bone that protects the brain. The brain is protected by the skull.

Question 17

stir

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v. To stir something means to mix it using something small’ like a spoon. Mom stirred the batter until it was smooth.

Question 18

tap

Answer 18

v. To tap something is to hit it lightly. He tapped the keys of the keyboard to write a short word.

Question 19

tremendous

Answer 19

adj. A tremendous thing is very large or very good. The Earth’s oceans are filled with a tremendous amount of water.

Question 20

underneath

Answer 20

prep. Underneath means below or under. The roots of a tree are located underneath the ground.

Question 21

worm

Answer 21

n. A worm is a small animal with a long’ thin body. Worms are often used to help catch fish.