Word List

• n. An apprentice is a person who learns how to do a job from a skilled person.
  Mark is an apprentice chef at the restaurant.
• v. To assure people is to tell them something is true to make them less worried.
  He assured the boss that the building would be done on time.
• n. A bandage is a piece of cloth used to stop bleeding.
  If you cut yourself, please get a bandage from the first-aid kit.
• v. To bleed is to lose blood.
  If you are not careful, you will cut your finger and bleed.
• v. To bond with someone is to become friends with that person.
  The women bonded after several hours of conversation.
• n. A chef is a person who cooks in a restaurant.
  Tom is a chef at the restaurant near my house.
• n. A crown is the hat worn by a king or queen.
  The crown is made of gold.
• n. A departure is the act of leaving a place.
  They were excited about their departure to go to go back home.
• adj. A diligent person works hard and is careful.
  Craig has always been a very diligent person at work.
• n. An emperor is the leader of a group of countries.
  The emperor Julius Caesar was in control of ancient Rome.
• n. A fiber is a thread of a substance used to make clothes or rope.
  The mat was made from tiny fibers.
• adj. A horrible thing is very bad.
  The assignment was horrible. I hated it.
• adj. An impolite person is rude, or not polite.
  Roger is impolite to everyone he meets.
• v. To kneel is to put one or both knees on the ground.
  Daryl kneeled down on one knee and asked Nina to marry him.
• n. A luxury is an expensive thing that is nice but not needed.
  Our honeymoon resort was a luxury we really enjoyed.
• adj. A massive thing is very big.
  The wheels on his truck were massive.
• v. To panic is to feel so nervous or afraid that one cannot think clearly.
  Everyone panicked when the house caught on fire.
• n. A priority is something that is more important than other things.
  My priority is to get good grades in school.
• n. A robe is a long, loose piece of clothing.
  The monks at the temple all wear robes.
• v. To scold means to criticize someone angrily for doing something wrong.
  Jesse was scolded by the teacher for not paying attention.

Exercise

A ‣ Circle the word that fits the definition.

B ‣ Write a word that is similar in meaning to the underlined part.

C ‣ Circle the answer that best fits the question.

Reading Comprehension

Part A: Mark each statement T for true or F for false. Rewrite the false statements to make them true.

Part B: Answer the questions.