WW2 Lesson 6 (Fifi)

Question 1

cone

Answer 1

(n)

1. An object that has a round, flat base and comes to a point at the other end.
   * On their walk to the park, Elena and George each bought a _cone_ at the ice cream stand.
2. The fruit of a pine or other evergreen tree. It holds the seeds.
   * My sister and I picked up the _cones_ from our pine tree to make a decoration for the front door.

Question 2

cube

Answer 2

(n)

A solid figure with six square sides.

• We helped Mom by cutting the potatoes into _cubes_ for the salad.

Question 3

Earth

Answer 3

(n)

1. The third planet from the sun and the one we live on.
   * From the spaceship, _Earth_ looked like a beautiful giant blue ball.
2. Soil or dirt.
   * After planting the tomatoes, Tony smelled the rich, dark _earth_.

Question 4

fern

Answer 4

(n)

A green plant with feathery leaves. It does not produce flowers.

• Josie watched the small spotted frog jump from the path into the bed of _ferns_.

Question 5

fuel

Answer 5

(n)

Something that is burned to give power or heat, such as wood, coal, or oil.

• Max watched the man who delivers _fuel_ as he pulled the hose from his truck to the house next door.

Question 6

grain

Answer 6

(n)

1. A tiny hard piece of something.
   * With a magnifying glass, we could see that the _grains_ of sand had many different colors.
2. The seeds of cereal plants such as corn, wheat, or oats.
   * By August, many sacks of _grain_ stood in a row in the barn.

Question 7

lizard

Answer 7

(n)

A cold-blooded animal with a long, narrow body. It has four legs and a long tail.

• The _lizard_, which was resting on the large flat stone, didn’t move a muscle as Arelis walked by.

Question 8

miner

Answer 8

(n)

Someone who works to dig coal or useful minerals out of the ground.

• All the _miners_ out on their helmets before they went to work.

Question 9

present

Answer 9

(n)

1. The time that is happening now. it is between the past and the future.
   * The story we are reading takes place in the _present_.
2. Something that one person gives to another to show love, friendship, or thanks.
   * The _present_ I am giving to my friend on her birthday is the green box with the white ribbon.

(adj)

Being at a certain place at a certain time. It is the opposite of absent.

• All the students were _present_ when the bell rang to start class.

Question 10

seam

Answer 10

(n)

1. The line made when two pieces of cloth are sewn together.
   * When Luis reached for the ball, he heard his shirt rip at the arm _seam_.
2. A layer or some natural material that lies between two layers in the ground.
   * We could see a _seam_ of gray clay running through the cliff by the beach.