Vocabulary
Adages and Proverbs
More Adages and Proverbs
Sensory Language
100
This vocabulary word describes taking long steps while running or walking fast.
What is stride?
100
This is the meaning of the proverb, "Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today."
What is "failing to complete tasks in the present time can lead to problems in the future"?
100
This is the meaning of the proverb, "Two wrongs don't make a right".
What is "Just because someone does something bad, does not mean it is ok to do something bad in return"?
200
This vocabulary word is used to describe a worried and nervous way of acting.
What is frantic?
200
This is the meaning of the adage "An apple a day keeps the doctor away".
What is "Eating fruits and vegetables everyday keeps you healthy."
200
This is the meaning of the adage, "Don't judge a book by its cover".
What is "Don't be quick to judge anyone or anything based on what they look like"?
300
This vocabulary word describes the way an animal would approach another animal or human that it was planning to attack.
What is lunging?
300
This is the meaning of the adage, "Waste not, want not."
What is "if you carefully save things, you will always have what you need."
300
This is the meaning of the proverb, "People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones".
What is "Don't be judgmental or critical of other people if you are not perfect either"?
400
This vocabulary word describes what good readers do when they are reading.
What is picturing?
400
This is the meaning of the proverb "You can catch more flies with honey than you can with vinegar."
What is "To get people to listen to you and do what you want, its better to be nice than demanding and rude."
400
This is the meaning of the adage, "A watched pot never boils".
What is "When you are waiting for something, watching for it too closely will make it seem like it is taking longer than it is"?
500
These vocabulary words describe motion.
What are lunging, wheeled, bounding, and stride?
500
This is the meaning of the proverb, "The pen is mightier than the sword".
What is "Trying to convince people with ideas and words works better than trying to force people to do what you want"?
500
This is the meaning of the proverb, "Necessity is the mother of invention".
What is "When you are really in need of something, you think of creative solutions to your problems.
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