What are they doing?
"William, don't forget your towel!" Mom shouted as she put sunscreen on his younger brother. William packed the chairs in their car and shouted back to his mom, "I got my towel, can you grab my frisbee?"
The family is going to the beach
Gina was biking around her neighborhood looking from left to right. As she biked, she yelled out: "Chase! Chase! Come here boy!"
Looking for her lost dog
The lost hikers sweltered in the heat of the desert sun.
A. ate
B. burned
C. slept
D. sunbathed
B. burned
I wanted to quit the soccer team, but my dad convinced me not to throw in the towel yet. I agreed to play for another month before making a decision.
To give up or quit something
My dad let me push the cart. After a few minutes, I realized one of the front wheels was broken. The cart kept wobbling but I tried to keep it straight as we went down each aisle.
Grocery shopping
The line stretched forever. People put their bags on the floor and slowly inched them forward. My dad kept checking his watch.
To make sure they wouldn't miss their flight
The class completed the easy spelling test in 10 minutes, but the arduous math test took the entire period.
A. boring
B. simple
C. difficult
D. annoying
C. difficult
A group of students were talking about their weekend plans when Bobby walked up and said, “Spider-Man is the best superhero.” One of the other kids said, “Well that came out of the blue.”
Something happens suddenly and unexpectedly
The woman was sitting in her car in the store parking lot. She kept looking at her watch and then at the entrance of the store.
Waiting for the store to open
Picking up someone from the store
Tim walked out of Target with his arms full of bags. When he got to his car, he started awkwardly feeling around his pockets with his arm full of bags. He did not find what he was looking for and started to panic.
He is afraid his keys are missing
Maybe he lost them in the store or locked them in his car
Service animals are always allowed on the T at all times but non-service dogs are prohibited during rush hours: 7-10 AM and 4-7 PM.
A. forbidden
B. accepted
C. welcome
D. bothered
A. forbidden (not allowed)
After I overheard my best friend talking about me in the cafeteria, I was upset. In PE class, he asked to be my partner, but I gave him the cold shoulder.
Ignore someone
Treat someone in an unfriendly way
Kevin came into the house and went straight to the kitchen. He got himself a large glass of water. He took out his earbuds and was heading upstairs to take a shower.
Running outside
Mowing the lawn
Lauren gets dropped off by her bus at 4:30 every day but her dad doesn’t usually get home from work until 5:30. As Lauren is walking toward her house, she sees a few lights on inside.
Dad got out of work early
“Don’t be modest,” Mark’s baseball coach said. “It was because of you that we won the game.”
A. to celebrate
B. to not brag
C. to cry
D. to laugh
B. to not brag (humble)
My science project is due tomorrow but I still can't get it to work! I have to go back to the drawing board and spend all night working if I want to get a good grade.
To start something all over again because it failed the first time
Julie approached the front door. Inside the house, it was dark and quiet but two of her friends were in the corner giggling nervously. Someone hiding behind the presents told them to be quiet. The excitement in the room grew as the guests waited for Julie to open the door.
Julie's friends are throwing her a surprise birthday party
There had been heavy rain and strong winds all afternoon. When Sue came home from work, she walked into the kitchen and noticed the clock on her microwave was blinking 12:00.
Sue's house lost power while she was at work
My shy older brother said, “I am very happy that class is over for the year. My professor was always so verbose. All he seemed to want was an audience.”
A. kind
B. grouchy
C. talkative
D. nervous
C. talkative
Jane texted Tim to see were he wanted to meet for lunch tomorrow. Tim said, “I have an appointment in the morning so we can play it by ear and decide where to meet when I get out of my appointment.”
Don't plan in advance
Act according to the current situation