LESSON 7 PART A – UNLOCKING MEANING
Name:
Each word in this lesson's word list appears in dark type in the selection you just read. Think
about how the vocabulary word is used in the selection. Then write the letter for the best
answer to each question.
Unlocking Meaning
1. Another word for era in line 3 is
a) air
.
b) calendar
c) time
b) goes through it
3. Thawing (line 11) means
a) growing
b) searching
c
d) happiness
2. If something penetrates a thing (line9), it
a) crystalizes
1.
.
2.
b
c) seeks shelter
d) absorbs it
?
3.
c) melting
c
d) moving
4. Which word could best replace precisely in line 12?
4.
a) slowly
d) exactly
b) secretly
c) periodically
5. The equator (line 15) is
a) the imaginary line
around the centre of
the earth
.
b) the brightest star
in the northern
hemisphere
5.
c) the most active
volcano on the earth
6. Which word could best replace synthetic in line 19?
a) complicated
b) explosive
7.
a) barely within reach
b) permanent and unchangeable
c) suspected to be a mistake
d) able to adapt quickly
a) wipe out
.
8.
b) filter through
c) enlarge
9. Meteorological (line 32) means
d
d) artificial
7. Something that is irreversible is (line 25) is
8. Infiltrate (line 29) means
a
d) a canyon at the
bottom of the ocean
6.
c) pitiful
d
b
b
d) attack
.
9.
d
a) having to do with space
b) having to do with measurements
c) having to do with cattle
d) having to do with weather
10. Another word for forswear ( line 37) is
a) reject
b) embrace
c) encourage
.
10.
a
d) divide
LESSON 7 PART B – APPLYING MEANING
Decide which word in parentheses best completes the sentence. Then write the
the missing word on the blank line provided.
synthetic
1. The
fibers in this jacket have been designed to resist
moisture and hold heat better than any natural fibers. (irreversible; synthetic)
2. I made a chart to track
meteorological
trends such as rainfall,
temperature, and humidity for one month. (meteorological; synthetic)
foreswear
3. After he gained twelve pounds, Judd decided to
all junk
food and sweets. (foreswear; infiltrate)
irreversible
4. In spite of our pleas, the principal's decision remained
(irreversible; precise)
precise
5. She mixed the
amount of sugar, flour, and salt called for
in the recipe. (precise; synthetic)
Read each sentence below. Write "correct" on the answer line if the
vocabulary word has been used correctly or "incorrect" if it has been used
incorrectly.
correct
6. As the ship sailed across the equator, the captain announced
that we had entered the Southern Hemisphere.
6.
7. The typist made an era in spelling when she typed the document.
7. incorrect
8. Before dropping the time capsule into the lake, we welded the
container shut so no water could penetrate it and destroy the
contents.
8.
correct
9. Gradually the rain began to infiltrate the parched ground and
nourish the nearly dead crops.
9.
correct
10. The water was placed in the freezer to thaw in time for the party.
10. incorrect
For each word used incorrectly, write a sentence using the word properly.
In the era of Babe Ruth, baseball was played in open air stadiums, not domed stadiums.
The lake had frozen over and trapped the boat in the ice. The men would have to wait until springtime for
the ice to thaw so they could sail back to England.