Gold Rush - Flocabulary Unit 9

Becky went to the bank and made a deposit.  She

• checked her balance.
• bought a roll of quarters.
• took money out of her account.
• put money in her account. 

Many types of birds migrate or

• hunt for insects
• move from one place to another
• sleep in nests
• fly

Ruby is very ambitious.  She is 

• determined
• always lying
• not complicated
• very poor

Which of these phrases best demonstrates the meaning of the word onset?

• The war between three nations
• The war killed many people
• The war began in 1939
• The war was fought mostly by young men

If someone says, "It was quite an expanse," they are most likely talking about

• a show in which all tha animals are freed
• gold
• wide open land
• a money system

Which of the following is an example of something that a person would want to extract?

• freedom
• a city block
• a hot dog
• a tooth

Minh dwelled in the pink house.  He

• dreamed there
• migrated there
• lived there
• dies there

When someone is desperate, they

• want to be left alone
• put money in the bank
• are driven to get a good job
• need something badly

Which of the following is an exaggeration?

• Tiger Woods is a champion golfer.
• Sanya Richards can run as fast as a cheetah.
• Some people prefer the taste of Dies-Pepsi to Pepsi
• Scientists don't know exactly why the dinsoaurs became extinct

Snow accumulates very quickly on back roads. It

• falls
• disappears
• piles up
• melts