Word List

• adj. If something is antique, it is very old and rare, and therefore valuable.
  My grandmother's antique rocking chair is worth a lot of money.
• n. An applicant is someone who writes a request to be considered for a job or prize.
  Lots of applicants came into the store when the job position became available.
• n. An artifact is an old object made by humans that is historically interesting.
  We studied artifacts from an ancient Chinese settlement.
• adj. When something is authentic, it is not false or a copy of the original.
  We ate authentic Italian food on our vacation to Rome.
• n. The chronology of a series of past events is when they happened.
  We learned the chronology of World War II in history class.
• n. A diplomat is a representative of a country who works with another country.
  The Spanish diplomat discussed trade issues with officials in Peru.
• n. An epic is a long book, poem, or movie about a period of time or a great event.
  The poet wrote an epic about the great discoveries of the past thousand years.
• n. An excerpt is a short piece of writing or music taken from a larger piece.
  I didn't listen to the entire symphony online, but I did play an excerpt.
• n. A fossil is the hard remains of a prehistoric animal or plant.
  The expert arranged the fossils to build the skeleton of the dinosaur.
• v. To humiliate someone means to make them feel ashamed and embarrassed.
  I was humiliated when I tripped and fell down in front of the whole school.
• adj. When a poem is considered lyric, it expresses a lot of emotion.
  I enjoy reading and creating my own lyric poetry.
• n. Majesty is supreme greatness or authority.
  The majesty of the old castle amazed the tourists who came to see it.
• n. The monarch of a country is someone who rules a country through hereditary right.
  The monarch lived in a beautiful palace with a grand gate.
• v. To precede something means to come before it.
  The hurricane was preceded by a moment of still wind and clear sky.
• adj. When someone is punctual, they do something or arrive at the right time.
  My mother hates being late. She is the most punctual person I know.
• v. To recruit people means to select them to join or work for an organization.
  We successfully recruited someone to be the new manager.
• n. A refund is money given back to a person when an item is returned to a store.
  I asked for a refund because the shoes I bought were too tight.
• n. A register is an official list or record of people or things.
  At a wedding, there is register for all of the guests to sign.
• n. Renown is the quality of being well known due to having done good things.
  Michael is a singer of great renown in New Zealand.
• n. A tusk is a long, curved, pointed tooth of an elephant, boar, or walrus.
  Sadly, some people hunt elephants and remove their tusks to sell them.

Exercise

A ‣ Circle the answer that best fits the question.

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

C ‣ Circle the one that is similar in meaning to the given word.

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

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.