Parrots over PR Vocabulary

Read this sentence.

We stood at the water's edge and watched the birds in flight.

What is the meaning of the word flight?

• someone who sells products

• an airplane

• the act of flying through the air

• to work

The merchant ship loaded cargo at the dock.

What does the word merchant mean in this sentence?

• something/someone that is moving products

• to go overseas

• someone who flies an airplane

• to work

The worker had to toil to collect all the vegetables.

What does the word toil mean in the sentence above?

• to work hard

• to have fruit

• to run away

• to run fast

We also toured an old, stone fort while we were on vacation.

What is a fort?

• a student

• a person who buys goods

• a strong building usually protected by a wall

• something you build in your living room out of couch cushions

My sister started jabbing me to get my attention.

What does jabbing mean in this sentence?

• a strong building with a wall

• poking something with a lot of power

• to toil

• running fast

The aquarium holds many types of marine life in captivity.

What does captivity mean in the sentence below?

• a tent

• a person who buys goods

• to toil

• holding something in a place it cannot get out

The guard dog took an aggressive posture when he saw the intruder.

What does aggressive mean in the sentence above?

• to hurt someone

• to hold in captivity

• angry and ready to attack

• jabbing someone