Word List

• adj. Apparent means clear or easy to see.
  Her happiness was apparent from the smile on her face.
• adj. A blind person or animal cannot see.
  The blind man didn't see the hole and almost fell in.
• v. To calculate is to find an answer using math.
  I calculated how much money I would need to buy the car.
• v. To chat is to talk with someone.
  Even though they were far apart, the couple chatted every day.
• v. To commit to something is to promise to do it.
  Seth wanted to go home, but he had committed to finishing the job.
• v. To compose something is to make it from smaller parts.
  Tony composed his report using many sources of information.
• n. A dormitory is a school building where students live.
  I will move into the dormitory at the beginning of the school year.
• v. To exhaust someone is to make that person tired.
  John exhausted himself by swimming all day.
• n. A greenhouse is a small glass building that is used to grow plants.
  We have a small greenhouse in our backyard where we grow plants.
• v. To ignore something is to act like you do not see or hear it.
  I ignored the message he was making and kept studying.
• adj. Obvious means clear or easy to see.
  It was obvious that he was tired. He kept falling asleep.
• n. Physics is a science that deals with energy and how it affects things.
  In physics class, we used Newton's Cradle to learn about energy.
• n. A portion of something is a part of it.
  I only ate a small portion of the pizza.
• v. To remind is to tell someone to remember to do something.
  Nick's dad reminded him to do his homework.
• n. A secretary is a person who works in an office.
  Rebecca asked her secretary to type a report.
• adj. Severe means very bad or serious.
  After hitting his hand with the hammer, Sam was in severe pain.
• n. A talent is a natural ability to do something well.
  Maria has a talent for playing the piano.
• n. A thesis is an idea that needs to be proved.
  She did not support her thesis very well.
• n. A uniform is a piece of clothing worn by people of the same group.
  All the members of our marching band wear matching uniforms.
• n. Vision is the ability to see.
  The eye doctor tested my vision.

Exercise

A ‣ Circle the word that fits the definition.

B ‣ Complete the puzzle with the word that is similar in meaning to the bolded part.

C ‣ Write the word from the word bank that best fits each sentence.

Reading Comprehension

Answer the questions.