Unit 1 Matching
Lawmaker, Oceanic
Legislator, Marine
Change
Transform
Criminal
Delinquent
Javita Idár, a journalist and equal rights activist for Mexican Americans and women, would become ___________________ toward anyone who tried to take away her freedom of speech.
The ___ hope of visitors to the National Zoo in Washington, DC, is to have the chance to see the pandas, especially the cubs.
Hostile, Ultimate
While walking on Tivoli Street, Maria saw a wild peacock in the middle of the road. She quickly and immediately turned down the next street. She responded without thinking because she was not sure if peacocks would attack.
Because his parents thought he would forget to turn off the oven and lock the doors before bed, they left Miles a “Safety Checklist” while they were out of town. Miles was upset that they didn’t trust him until he realized he had left the front door open and the oven on all day.
Automatic, Incapable
Home, Twist
Habitat, Entangle
Honor
Dignity
Frown, Best
Pout, Ultimate
From a very early age, Alistair learned to be ___________________ for every meal; otherwise, the food might all be gone before he sat down at the table.
The whole audience thought the comedian’s ___________________ of a British accent was terrible, but the comedian thought their laughter meant it was good.
Punctual, Imitation
When the basketball players were late to practice, the coach always told them about how his father never needed an alarm to wake up at 4:00 AM and get to work on time.
The peacock, who some just called Tivoli, liked to sit on one spot of Grazyna’s roof. This made that section of the roof lose its shape and begin to sag and leak during rainstorms.
Punctual, Deformed
Litter, Residents, Move
Debris, Population, Transplant
Hopeless
Despair
Copy, Unable, Plan
Imitation, Incapable, Arrangement
Cheryl Marie Wade did not accept that her disability meant she was ___________________ of experiencing the joys and struggles of life like everyone else.
Many zoos try to create natural environments for their animals by growing trees and plants in a ___ and random way.
Incapable, Haphazard
Wildlife photographers around the world spend time finding ways to take photographs that will disturb the animals as little as possible. They know it would be wrong to harm nature as they try to share images of its beauty with others.
When the children arrived at school and discovered that their beloved beehive had been destroyed in the storm, they couldn’t hide their sadness. Their teacher looked at her classroom full of puffy lower lips and tear-filled eyes and knew she had to try and create a new home for the bees.
Conscience, Pouting
Protection, Trash, Wearing
Conservation, Discard, Erosion
Hesitant, Weight
Reluctant, Burden
Angry, Strengthen, Beliefs
Hostile, Reinforce, Conscience
When visitors saw the panda cub, Bei Bei, their excitement caused them to ___ begin taking pictures without even thinking about it.
China ___ to move Bei Bei from the National Zoo in DC to a protected panda reserve in China when he turned four.
Automatically, Arranged
Koa set up an appointment with a cat trainer because his cat kept jumping on the kitchen counter and scratching all the furniture. He hoped this meeting with the trainer could help him teach his cat better behaviors.
After many years of trying to improve his writing, Hashir finally realized that he needed to look at what other writers did. He decided to study his favorite authors and copy the way they added in details and description to make their stories more interesting.
Arranged, Imitate
Strengthen, Ton, Change, Physical
Sustain, Abundance, Adapt, Tangible
Feature, Character
Trait, Reputation
Timely, Disorganized, Twisted
Punctual, Haphazard, Deformed
The local weather report showed strong storms for the weekend, which ___________________ the family’s decision to change their camping plans.
It did not take long for Ravenna to learn that she could always talk her grandpa into getting ice cream if she ___________________ and showed him her sad eyes.
Reinforced, Pouted
The whole town spent days preparing for the hurricane. They built new supports for weak spots on their homes and businesses. They also worked to strengthen the sea wall to lower the town’s risk for flooding.
People are usually very organized and strict in the way they train dogs. However, many people believe that training a cat is not needed or should be less organized since cats seem more independent than dogs.
Reinforced, Haphazardly