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Vocabulary
Idioms
Main Idea
100
The car alarm was blaring so I covered my ears. The word "blaring" means this.
What is very loud?
100
I got a 100% on my spelling test. It was a piece of cake! The phrase "piece of cake" means this.
What is very easy?
100
Martha is baking a cake. She finds a recipe in a cookbook. She goes to the store and buys all of the ingredients that she needs. When she gets home, she mixes the ingredients and puts the batter in the oven. The cake bakes for 40 minutes. Martha allows it to cool and frosts the cake with chocolate icing. The main idea of this paragraph is this.
What is Martha is baking a cake?
200
Sam was puzzled by the difficult math problem. The word "puzzled" means this.
What is confused?
200
Mom took my temperature and said I couldn't go to the party because I was under the weather. The phrase "under the weather" means this.
What is sick or ill.
300
Lisa was so exhausted she could barley stay awake. The word "exhausted" means this.
What is very tired.
300
Dad said the new TV cost an arm and a leg. The phrase "cost an arm and a leg" means this.
What is cost a lot of money or very expensive?
400
I was ravenous so I ate 2 hamburgers, a big plate of fries, and a chocolate shake! The word "ravenous" means this.
What is very hungry or starving.
400
I told my sister to break a leg before her Spelling Bee. The phrase "break a leg" means this.
What is good luck?
500
My alarm clock did not go off, making me ___________ for school. The word belonging in the blank is this.
What is late or tardy.
500
Mom said that I'd better hit the books before my big math test. The phrase "hit the books" means this.
What is study.