Unit 4 Vocabulary Review

Gerald was very impolite when he rolled his eyes during the presentation.

What does impolite mean?

• polite after

• not polite

• very polite

• sleepy

Answer explanation

The prefix im- means not.

Impolite means not polite.

The hallways are a jumbled maze. I keep getting lost!

What does this tell us about the hallways?

• It is easy to find your way in them.

• The hallway is actually a maze.

• You can draw in the hallway with a pencil.

• The hallways are very confusing.

Answer explanation

The hallways are a jumbled maze. This metaphor compares hallways to a maze. Both hallways and mazes are confusing.

The playground is average. It is better than some, but not as good as others.

What does average mean?

• the best

• the worst

• okay

• imaginary

Answer explanation

Average means that something is typical or normal. If the playground is average, that means that it is just okay.

I enjoy watching the previews at the start of a movie.

What are previews?

• Movie commercials you see before the movie

• Movie commercials you see after the movie

• Advertisements for shoes

• Movie commercials you see outside of the movie theater

Answer explanation

The prefix pre- means before.

Previews are commercials that you see before the movie.

Mr. Miller is always a prickly cactus when he first wakes up.

How does Mr. Miller act when he first wakes up?

• very nice

• very grumpy

• awake

• sad

Answer explanation

A prickly cactus has sharp points. It is unpleasant to touch. If Mr. Miller acts like a prickly cactus, he must be grumpy because this is unpleasant.

I was scared to confess to my brother that it was me. I borrowed his bike and left it at the park.

What does confess mean?

• to take a nap

• to try your best

• to lie about doing something wrong

• to admit to doing something wrong

Answer explanation

It is wrong to take someone's property and then lose it. It can be scary to confess to a mistake. These give us clues as to what confess means.

Confess means to admit to something that you have done wrong.

A Charmeleon is an uncommon Pokemon card.

What does uncommon mean?

• very common

• very boring

• not pretty

• not common

Answer explanation

The prefix un- means not. Uncommon means not common.

The elegant party was full of stylishly-dressed people dancing gracefully to music.

What does elegant mean?

• stylish and graceful

• lots of fun

• obnoxious and boring

• cold and spooky

Answer explanation

The stylish clothes and graceful dancing are hints. They show us that elegant means stylish and graceful.

The rule is granite. It will not be changed.

How is the rule like granite?

• It is made of rock.

• It is soft and easy to change.

• It is very firm.

• it was made in a volcano.

Answer explanation

Granite is a rock and is very firm. The rule was like granite because it is very firm.

She reorganized her cubby so that all of her books would fit.

What does reorganize mean?

• to organize later

• to organize again

• to forget to organize

• to make a mess

Answer explanation

The prefix re- means again. So reorganize means to organize again.