Schools Around the World Vocabulary

What does the word lessons mean in the sentence below?

Maya wants to take tennis lessons.

• special tools needed for doing something

• talks or activities used to teach something

• books that can be checked out of a library

What does the word wear mean in the sentence below?

Tomorrow, the actors will wear their costumes to school.

• to carry around

• to put something on

• to get faded and ragged

What does the word community mean in the sentence below?

The whole community came out to help clean up the town.

• a group of paid workers

• a group of police and firefighters

• a group of people who live in the same area

What does the word languages mean in the sentence below?

Jared wants to learn many languages.

• set of words used in different countries

• sets of clothing worn in different countries

• sets of letters used to spell in different countries

What does the word transportation mean in the sentence below?

A plane is a fast form of transportation.

• way to travel (bus, boat, train)

• way to have fun

• way to talk to others

What are your favorite subjects in school? What does the word subjects mean in this sentence?

• different things to study in school

• all the people living in one town or place

• what people speak

• to be dressed in a type of clothes

Reading days are special because we don't have them very often. What does the word special mean in this sentence?

• a way that is not like everyday

• all the people living in one town or place

• clothes, celebrations, and food shared by a group of people

• to be dressed in a type of clothes

What does the word culture mean?

• what people speak

• ways of getting from place to place

• clothes, celebrations, and food shared by a group of people

• something that is taught