Vocabulary

Question 1

skeleton

Answer 1

a framework made of bones

Question 2

waitress

Answer 2

a woman who waits tables at a restaurant

man: waiter

Question 3

plumber

Answer 3

a person who repairs pipes, drains, sinks, and toilets

Question 4

scientist

Answer 4

a person skilled in science

Question 5

dinosaur

Answer 5

a reptile that lived long ago and is extinct

extinct: no longer found in the present

Question 6

create

Answer 6

to make or to bring about

Question 7

uniform

Answer 7

clothing that looks the same and worn by people of the same team or workplace

example: soccer uniform; school uniform; nurse uniform

Question 8

national

Answer 8

anything about the entire country

opposite: local

Question 9

pitch

baseball

Answer 9

to throw the ball in an up-and-down movement

Question 10

sprint

Answer 10

to run very fast

Question 11

patient

Answer 11

showing calm and self-control

Question 12

defend

Answer 12

to get rid of danger or attack

Question 13

frontier

Answer 13

a far away place that not many people live

A hundred years ago, Oregon was a frontier.

Question 14

president

Answer 14

a leader of a country

Question 15

struggle

Answer 15

to work hard with great difficulty

Question 16

survive

Answer 16

to continue to live

Question 17

prey

Answer 17

an animal hunted and eaten by another

opposite: predator

Question 18

difference

Answer 18

the amount of item that is different than another

Question 19

separate

Answer 19

to keep apart

Question 20

energy

Answer 20

source of power used to move about

Question 21

syrup

a sticky, gooey liquid

Answer 21

a thick liquid that usually has flavor and scent

Question 22

Africa

Answer 22

a continent south of Europe and west of Asia

Question 23

chimpanzee

a big monkey that lives in Africa

Answer 23

an ape that lives in Africa that is smaller than a gorilla