5th Journeys--Lesson 1 Vocabulary

What does specialty mean?

The restaurant's specialty is making perfect pizza.

• chef

• hobby

• favorite food

• unique talent

The house of cards collapsed just as I placed the last card on top. What does the word collapsed mean?

• bent

• fell

• grew

• jumped

Teddy kept disturbing us while we were doing our homework. What does disturbing mean?

• bothering

• entertaining

• following

• helping

The baby's crying interrupted our conversation. What does the word interrupted mean?

• changed

• helped

• reviewed

• stopped

The toddler wobbled toward the door.

• ran quickly

• crawled slowly

• rolled unhappily

• walked unsteadily

The athletes all tried their best in pursuit of the grand prize. What does pursuit mean?

• the end of a race

• a medal or trophy

• an effort to achieve

• something that holds money

I ran vigorously after my homework, but the wind carried it away before I could grab it. What does the word vigorously mean?

• to give up

• to move slowly

• in a strong way

• in an uneasy way

Allison felt jubilant when she heard the wonderful news. What does jubilant mean?

• cold

• impatient

• joyful

• upset

The clock has a tendency to fall behind by a few minutes. What does tendency mean?

• change

• habit

• rarity

• softness

Oscar called his sister as soon as he got her urgent message. What does urgent mean?

• friendly

• automatic

• very important

• moving too much