Academic Vocabulary

What does the word 'arrived' mean?

• left a place

• came to a place

• looked at a place

• waited near a place

What does the word 'inspected' mean?

• yelled out loudly

• looked at closely

• walked across slowly

• jumped about frantically

What does the word 'whispered' mean?

• whistled to signal someone

• hissed with disapproval

• said carelessly

• spoke softly

What does the word 'moment' mean?

• a short period of time

• the recent past

• a long break

• a while later

What are 'photographs'?

• instruments of recording heart activity

• documents handwritten by an author

• devices for detecting an earthquake

• pictures made by a camera.

What does the word 'valuable' mean?

• easily broken

• worth a lot of money

• having a delicious taste

• able to be treated medically

What does the word 'immigrate' mean?

• to come together to discuss something

• to go somewhere during a vacation

• to move to a country and live there

• to interrupt for a recess

What does the word 'opportunity' mean?

• a group of people that live in the same area

• something that is different from another

• somebody opposing something

• a good chance to do something