unit 7

Question 1

account

Answer 1

n. An account with a bank is an arrangement to keep one’s money there. After I paid for the new car’ my bank account was nearly empty.

Question 2

architect

Answer 2

n. An architect is a person who designs buildings. The plans for building the new home were drawn by a famous architect.

Question 3

conceal

Answer 3

v. To conceal something means to hide it. You should conceal your money so no one can take it from you.

Question 4

crime

Answer 4

n. If someone commits a crime’ he or she does something bad that can be punished by law. Police quickly arrived at the scene of the crime.

Question 5

deed

Answer 5

n. A deed is a certificate that proves that someone owns something. When she bought the car’ she was given a deed to show the car was hers.

Question 6

gratitude

Answer 6

n. Gratitude is a feeling of being thankful. The kids showed Aunt Tess much gratitude for visiting them.

Question 7

habitat

Answer 7

n. A habitat is the natural home of animals or plants. Frogs are often found in a wet habitat’ such as near a lake’ river’ or pond.

Question 8

intervene

Answer 8

v. To intervene means to help stop a problem between two people or groups. The students argued until the teacher intervened.

Question 9

landmark

Answer 9

n. A landmark is an object that helps people find or remember a location. The tall tree was used as a landmark for people to find the road to the inn.

Question 10

legal

Answer 10

adj. If something is legal’ it is related to the law or allowed by the law. It was not legal for him to drive until he was 18 years old.

Question 11

memorable

Answer 11

adj. If something is memorable’ then it is remembered for a special reason. The party was memorable

Question 12

oblige

Answer 12

v. To oblige someone means to require them to do something. If I wanted to have playtime’ I was obliged to clean my room once a week.

Question 13

offense

Answer 13

n. An offense is an action that breaks the law and requires punishment. He was put in jail for two days for the offense.

Question 14

proclaim

Answer 14

v. To proclaim something means to say it in public. The army general proclaimed that the war was won.

Question 15

rally

Answer 15

n. A rally is a large public meeting in order to support something. The school had a rally in the gym to support the basketball team.

Question 16

resolve

Answer 16

v. To resolve something means to find a solution. She resolved the problem with her children by giving them both a toy.

Question 17

resource

Answer 17

n. Resources are a person’s or country’s money and materials that they can use. The poor man didn’t have the resources to feed himself.

Question 18

sentence

Answer 18

n. A sentence is punishment given to someone who didn’t follow the law. The sentence for stealing a car is much worse than for stealing candy.

Question 19

volunteer

Answer 19

v. To volunteer means to offer to do something for free. Many people volunteered to help the adults learn to read.

Question 20

witness

Answer 20

n. A witness is someone who sees or hears a crime or accident happen. The woman was the only witness of the horrible crime.