WW2 Lesson 9 (Fifi)

Question 1

aboard

Answer 1

(adv)

(prep)

In or on a ship, train, or airplane.

• Jason jumped _aboard_ the train just before the doors closed.

Question 2

blast

Answer 2

(n)

1. A strong wind of movement of air.
   * An icy _blast_ blew into the room when Caleb opened the door.
2. A loud noise.
   * The whistle gave two _blasts_, and then the ship began to move away from the dock.

(v)

1. To blow something up.
   * To begin making the tunnel through the mountain, the workers need to _blast_ these rocks.
2. (used with off) To go up in the air or into space.
   * Raisa and her family will watch the rocket _blast_ off at noon tomorrow.

Question 3

career

Answer 3

(n)

The kind of work a person does for many years.

• After finishing college, Ramona chose a _career_ as a firefighter.

Question 4

cautious

Answer 4

(adj)

Careful in order to avoid mistakes, trouble, or danger.

• Ray and Theresa were _cautious_ when they saw the icy sidewalk.

Question 5

girder

Answer 5

(n)

A large, strong piece of metal or wood used to support bridges or buildings.

• These steel _girders_ support the railroad bridge.

Question 6

invent

Answer 6

(v)

To make something for the first time.

• In 1868, Margaret Knight _invented_ a machine to make square bottoms on paper bags.

(n)

inventor

A person who thinks up or makes something for the first time.

• The _inventor_ of the electric light bulb was Thomas Edison.

Question 7

rotate

Answer 7

(v)

1. To turn in a circle around a center.
   * Our planet, Earth, _rotates_ like a spinning top.
2. To take turns in a certain order.
   * Miss Wu _rotates_ the job of group leader to a different student each week.

Question 8

story

Answer 8

(n)

1. A report of something that happened.
   * A _story_ about the science fair at our school was in the newspaper on Tuesday.
2. A tale that is made up. It is often written down for people to read.
   * Katha is reading a _story_ about a mouse named Stuart Little.
3. The space or rooms that make up one level of a building.
   * The Empire State Building in New York has 102 _stories_.

Question 9

strand

Answer 9

(n)

One of the threads that are twisted together to make string, yarn, or rope. It is also a single hair.

• The oriole pulled a strand from the brush and flew off to its nest.

(v)

To leave in a difficult or helpless position.

• The snowstorm _stranded_ my aunt and uncle at the airport for twelve hours.

Question 10

tower

Answer 10

(n)

A building or a part of a building that is taller than it is wide.

• During our visit to Paris, France, we walked up 360 steps to reach the first level of the Eiffel _Tower_.

(v)

To rise high in the air.

• At five feet, Theo _towers_ over his baby sister.