unit 8

Question 1

broad

Answer 1

adj. Broad means that something is wide not narrow. The river is very long and broad.

Question 2

bush

Answer 2

n. A bush is a woody plant that is smaller than a tree. irlong age My dad and I planted some small bushes around the house.

Question 3

capable

Answer 3

adj. A capable person or thing can do an action. The Olympic athlete is capable of lifting a lot of weight.

Question 4

cheat

Answer 4

v. To cheat is to be dishonest in order to win or do well. They cheated on the test by sharing answers.

Question 5

concentrate

Answer 5

v. To concentrate is to give one’s full attention to something. I could not concentrate on my homework because the room was so loud.

Question 6

conclude

Answer 6

v. To conclude is to arrive at a logical end by looking at evidence. I saw crumbs on my dog’s face so I concluded that he ate my cookie.

Question 7

confident

Answer 7

adj. Confident people believe that they can do something without failing. She was confident she could climb the mountain due to her training.

Question 8

considerable

Answer 8

adj. Considerable means large in size amount or extent. They paid a considerable amount of money for that car.

Question 9

convey

Answer 9

v. To convey is to communicate or make ideas known. That picture of a crying child conveys a feeling of sadness.

Question 10

definite

Answer 10

adj. A definite thing is certain or sure to be true. There is a definite connection between hard work and success.

Question 11

delight

Answer 11

n. Delight is a feeling of being very happy with something. He felt such delight after getting a promotion at work.

Question 12

destination

Answer 12

n. A destination is the place where someone or something is going. The destination of this plane is Munich Germany.

Question 13

in edge

Answer 13

n. The edge is the furthest part or side of something. He ran to the edge of the cliff.

Question 14

instructions

Answer 14

n. A set of instructions explains how to do something. Just follow the instructions and you will be OK.

Question 15

path

Answer 15

n. A path is a way from one place to another that people can walk along. We followed a path through the woods.

Question 16

resort

Answer 16

v. To resort to something is to depend on it in order to solve a problem. I hope they don’t resort to violence to end the argument.

Question 17

shadow

Answer 17

n. A shadow is the dark area that is made when something blocks light. The man’s shadow was taller than he was.

Question 18

succeed

Answer 18

v. To succeed is to complete something as planned. He will continue to work on the robot until he succeeds.

Question 19

suspect

Answer 19

v. To suspect something is to believe that it might be true. I suspect that those kids stole the money.

Question 20

valley

Answer 20

n. A valley is a low area of land between two mountains or hills. We looked at the valley below from the top of the mountain.