Wordly WIse Book 6, Lesson 15 ENL/ESL

1. In English class we analyze characters to find out why they behave a certain way. What does analyze mean?

• to encircle
• to break down into separate parts in order to study them
• to hide or cover on all sides

2. I did not study for the test, so I was apprehensive about my performance. What does apprehensive mean?

• worried or uneasy about what might happen
• to break down into separate parts in order to study
• to hide or cover on all sides

3. Beethoven composed some of the best music of all time. What does compose mean?

• to hide or cover on all sides
• to break down into separate parts in order to study
• to create or write

4. It was so cold and it felt so good to envelop myself in a warm blanket. What does envelop mean?

• to hide or cover on all sides
• to go around something in a circle
• very unusual; remarkable

5. Most children like to learn about the existence of dinosaurs. What does exist mean?

• to be real; live
• any of the hard, thin plates that cover fish and certain reptiles
• very unusual; remarkable

6. Superman performs extraordinary feats, such as flying. What does extraordinary mean?

• to be real; live
• relating to the sun
• very unusual; remarkable

7. The earth revolves around the sun. What does revolve mean?

• rate of movement; speed
• relating to the sun
• to go around something in a circle

8. Raneesh made a model of the Empire State Building, and, in order to build it to scale, he needed the correct measurements. What does scale mean?

• rate of movement; speed;
• the way size on compared with actual size of the thing it represents
• to go around something in a circle

9. Juana's parents recently put solar panels on the roof of her house. What does solar mean?

• rate of movement; speed
• relating to the sun
• to go around something in a circle

10. The velocity of the new train compared to the old one is almost double; therefore, we should arrive at our destination in half the time. What does velocity mean?

• rate of movement; speed
• very unusual; remarkable
• to go around something in a circle