Idioms
Reading Strategies
Noun or Verb
Vocabulary
Other
100
If you are good at something, you _____________
have the chops.
100
Before reading, you guess what will happen next.
predicting
100
The look on her face showed that she was afraid. look =
look = noun
100
money people receive after retirement
pension
100
If you are not happy, you are ____________.
unhappy.
200
If you can stop smiling or laughing, you can't _______________.
keep a straight face.
200
What does alter mean? They altered, or changed, his grades.
changed
200
You need to tie your shoes. tie =
tie = verb
200
having lots of energy in a persons older age
vitality
200
What is an antonym of a word?
the opposite
300
If you make yourself work harder, you are __________________.
pushing yourself.
300
Looking quickly through a story for specific details.
scanning
300
The report was very serious. report =
report = noun
300
a small town that a person was born in
native village
300
If you pay before the class begins, you ____________.
prepay
400
If you have the same thoughts and agree with each other, you are __________________________.
on the same page.
400
What is the topic for the following: car truck airplane bus boat train
transportation
400
Will you pick up my mail? mail =
mail = noun
400
surprised and hard to believe
amazed
400
What does "dawn" mean? She went running at dawn - right when the sun came up.
dawn = when the sun comes up
500
If you need to rest or to relax, you need to __________________.
take a breather.
500
What does adequate mean? This year there was adequate rainfall, but last year there was not enough rain and we had a drought.
adequate = enough
500
He always answers the question. answers =
answers = verb
500
living a healthy, long life
longevity
500
Name the 4 main parts of speech.
noun, verb, adjectives, adverbs
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