Word List

• v. To abandon something is to leave it forever or for a long time.
  The old room had been abandoned years before.
• adj. An ambitious person wants to be rich or successful.
  Kendra had to be ambitious to get into medical school.
• v. To bark is to make a short, loud noise, like a dog.
  The dog barked loudly and frighteningly.
• n. A bay is an area near the ocean where the land goes inward.
  The Golden Gate Bridge crosses San Francisco Bay.
• adj. A brilliant person is very bright or smart.
  My younger sister is brilliant for someone her age.
• n. A chin is the hard part at the bottom of a person's face.
  Luke pointed to the hair on his chin.
• n. A complaint is an expression of unhappiness about something.
  Mom said she didn't want to hear my brother's complaints.
• adj. A deaf person or animal cannot hear.
  Susan uses sign language because she is deaf.
• adj. An enthusiastic person is excited by or interested in something.
  The man was enthusiastic about his job.
• n. An expedition is a long trip, usually to a place very far away.
  They got into their spaceship to begin their expedition.
• n. The horizon is where the sky looks like it meets the ground.
  The sun dipped below the horizon.
• adj. Loyal people always help or support a certain person or thing.
  The three friends are very loyal to each other.
• n. The mayor is the person in charge of a city.
  The mayor of my hometown is quite a powerful speaker.
• adj. A mutual thing is felt in the same way by two or more people.
  Robert likes Sarah, and she likes him. The feeling is mutual.
• adj. Overweight people or animals are heavier than is healthy.
  Lisa eats too much, so now she's overweight.
• n. A refuge is a place of safety.
  When it started to rain, she found refuge in the house.
• v. To restore something is to put it back the way it was.
  Victor restored the old car.
• v. To rub something is to push on it and move your hand back and forth.
  Mom's feet were sore, so she rubbed them.
• n. The senses are how living things experience the world: sight, taste, smell, hearing and touch.
  It would be hard to live without your five senses.
• n. A veterinarian is a doctor who takes care of animals.
  Wanda became a veterinarian because she loves dogs.

Exercise

A ‣ Circle the word that fits the definition.

B ‣ Circle the right definition for the given word.

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.