Lesson 1 - Vocabulary

What does the word specialty mean in the sentence below?

The restaurant's specialty is making perfect pizza.

• chef

• hobby

• favorite food

• unique talent

What does the word collapsed mean in the sentence below?

The house of cards collapsed just as I placed the last card on top.

• bent

• fell

• grew

• jumped

What does the word disturbing mean in the sentence below?

Teddy kept disturbing us while we were doing our homework.

• bothering

• entertaining

• following

• helping

What does the word interrupted mean in the sentence below?

The baby's crying interrupted our conversation.

• changed

• helped

• reviewed

• stopped

What does the word wobbled mean in the sentence below?

The toddler wobbled toward the door.

• ran quickly

• crawled slowly

• rolled unhappily

• walked unsteadily

What does the word pursuit mean in the sentence below?

The athletes all tried their best in pursuit of the grand prize.

• the end of a race

• a medal or trophy

• an effort to achieve

• something that holds money

What does the word vigorously mean in the sentence below?

I ran vigorously after my homework, but the wind carried it away before I could grab it.

• to give up

• to move slowly

• in a strong way

• in an uneasy way

What does the word jubilant mean in the sentence below?

Allison felt jubilant when she heard the wonderful news.

• cold

• impatient

• joyful

• upset

What does the word tendency mean in the sentence below?

That clock has a tendency to fall behind by a few minutes.

• change

• habit

• rarity

• softness

What does the word urgent mean in the sentence below?

Oscar called his sister as soon as he got her urgent message.

• friendly

• automatic

• very important

• moving too much