Vocabulary Exercise 2

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A. Circle two words that are related in each group. B. Write a word that is similar in meaning to the underlined part. 1. William wanted to make a new thing. create 2. I’m not having fun, so let’s go on an exciting trip. adventure 3. Mrs. O’Malley asked me to get close to the desk and write my name. approach 4. Don’t worry. I won’t tell anyone your thing that other people don’t know. secret 5. I have to finish my special job before I can go home. project C. Choose the one that suits the blank naturally. 1. When the jar hit the floor,_ . it made a very loud sound it shouted on the ground 2. When the sun went down,_ . it was scared the woods looked evil 3. To test his idea, the scientist_ . went on an adventure did an experiment 4. Your phone will not work_ . someone kills the window if you don’t carefully pay attention to your power supply 5. The dog seemed unhappy when_ . I approached it it created me 6. Alex likes his class because he gets to_ . do fun projects be a laboratory 7. What is wrong with your hair?_ ! It is a chemical It looks terrible 8. She’s quite funny. We always_ . laugh at her jokes don’t tell me your secret 9. Did you hear that?_ . I just made it worse There was a noise 10. I have a very important test tomorrow._ . I am nervous I will smell it D. Reading Comprehension Answer the questions. 1. What is this story about? A girl’s terrible experiment A secret that two girls have A girl who gets nervous about what’s in a laboratory A man who creates chemicals 2. What scares Mia when she approaches the door? The room is very dark. She hears a person shout. She smells fire. She hears a loud noise. 3. What is true of Mia in the story? A monster kills her friend. She does not like adventures. She always locks the door of her room. Her birthday has not come yet. 4. What project was Mia’s father working on? A doll to give to Mia for her birthday A way to keep the door closed A chemical that smells worse than fire A monster that had an evil laugh 5. When did Mia and Liz go into the laboratory? Answer in complete sentence.