L26 - Journeys

1. What does the word peculiar mean in the sentence below? "Damon heard a peculiar sound coming from the garage."

• loud
• rattling
• squeaky
• unusual

2. What does the word assist mean in the sentence below? "Dad asked Alice if she could assist Leanne with her homework."

• complete
• correct
• help
• teach

3. What does the word favor mean in the sentence below? "Patrice asked Tina to do a favor for him."

• act of kindness
• meaningless job
• best of something
• treat given at a party

4. What does the word isolated mean in the sentence below? "They spent their vacation at an isolated camp site."

• wooded
• beautiful
• very small in size
• set apart from others

5. What does the word captured mean in the sentence below? "Tonya captured the wild horse and put it in the corral."

• caught
• fed
• rode
• saw

6. What does the word thermometer mean in the sentence below? "Lee read the thermometer to see how hot it was outside."

• tool used for measuring time
• tool used for measuring weight
• tool used for measuring distance
• tool used for measuring temperature

7. What does the word photograph mean in the sentence below? "April put the photograph in the album."

• letter
• music
• newspaper
• picture

8. What does the word meters mean in the sentence below? "The workers dug a hole that was ten meters deep."

• units for measuring light
• units for measuring weight
• units for measuring volume
• units for measuring distance

9. What does the word vacant mean in the sentence below? "The neighbors planted a garden in the vacant lot."

• dirty
• empty
• northern
• old

10. What does the word vacations mean in the sentence below? "We like to go camping during our summer vacations."

• arrivals
• breaks
• months
• schools