Benchmark Unit 4 Week 1 Vocabulary

I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear.

• beautiful and melodic

• assorted or showing variety

• same or similar

• numerous

The mason singing his as he measures his plank or beam.

• person who sings songs

• a boy's name

• skilled worker who works with metal

• skilled worker who works with stone, brick, or concrete

The ploughboy is on his way in the morning.

• boy who fixes ploughs

• boy who delivers papers

• boy who leads animals drawing a plough

• boy who ploughs the field

The party of young fellows were robust and friendly.

• strong and healthy

• weak and unhealthy

• kind and caring

• outgoing and extroverted

Singing with open mouths their strong and melodious songs.

• quiet and subdued

• having a pleasant tune

• loud and boisterous

• having an unpleasant tune

Then I realized the tall poles were the masts of ships.

• tall, upright posts or structures on a ship or boat

• session of court presided over by a captain of a ship

• nuts and fruits of trees and shrubs that accumulate on the forest floor

• sails on a ship or boat

Real houses perched on top of logs that had already been driven in.

• sitting somewhere low or beneath something

• to stand or rest on something

• situated above or on the edge of something

• set or balance on something

They're calling for us to register.

• written record

• book or system of public records

• device for storing small amounts of data

• to make or secure official entry

Our teacher felt that China was the most civilized country in the world.

• a particular well-organized developed society

• a particular unorganized and undeveloped society

• a situation of urban comfort

• popular and powerful

Each one singing his as it should be blithe and strong.

• sad

• happy

• serious

• weak