Open Court U4L1 Vocabulary

What is the term for a person who invests money?

• investor

• borrower

• saver

• spender

What is the purpose of a survey?

• To confuse people and create chaos.

• To distribute prizes and rewards.

• To collect data and gather information.

• To waste time and resources.

What does 'awestruck' mean?

• To be filled with awe or wonder.

• To be filled with fear or terror.

• To be filled with boredom or indifference.

• To be filled with anger or frustration.

What does 'compromise' mean?

• Giving up completely

• Finding a middle ground or reaching an agreement by making concessions.

• Ignoring the issue

• Refusing to negotiate

What is the meaning of the word 'stout'?

• having a thin, weak, or light build or appearance

• having a tall and slender build or appearance

• having a short and stocky build or appearance

• having a thick, strong, or heavy build or appearance

What does the word "dignified" mean in the sentence below?

They also swam together in the Potomac River, sometimes taking important and dignified people along with them.

• proper

• silly

• flighty

• tall

What does the word "means" mean in the sentence below?

Lumber, water, and mining companies wanted some of that land, too, and had often used illegal means to obtain it.

• money

• unkind

• activities

• trees

What does the word 'accumulate' mean in the sentence below?

These companies began to accumulate large tracts of land rich in natural resources

• split

• sell

• gather

• offer

What does 'veto' mean in the sentence below?

Roosevelt felt he could not veto the new law because it was part of an agricultural bill that was important to the nation’s farmers.

• dismiss

• authorize

• approve

• write

What does 'poring' mean as used in the paragraph below.

But Pinchot had an idea. As he proposed his idea to the president, a big grin spread across Roosevelt’s face. Within hours, the two men were poring over big, unrolled maps. Ten days remained until the president had to sign the bill into law. Until then, he could keep setting new lands aside as national forests.

• to reject an idea

• to give no importance

• to give serious thought

• to test an idea