Vocabulary

"She SQUINTED her eyes in the bright sunlight, trying to see the baby bird." Which of the following means the same as SQUINTED?

"The storm DESTROYED the town. Buildings fell down. Water pipes burst and flooded the streets. People were hurt." Which of the following words means almost the same as destroyed?

"In the 1800s, families started moving out west to SETTLE the new land. They planned to make new homes there. They went in covered wagons. The trip was long and hard." Which of the following means almost the same as SETTLE?

"Women had lots of work to do on the JOURNEY west. They gathered wood. They cooked and washed. They set up tents and fed the animals. Sometimes they even drove the wagons." What does the word journey mean?

"Settling the new land was hard work, too. First the land had to be CLEARED. Both women and men chopped down trees and removed rocks. Then there was room to build homes and plant corps." What is meant by "the land had to be CLEARED?"

"Children as young as four or five years old did CHORES. Young girls would fix meals and clean house. They looked after the younger children. Older girls helped to plant food crops and take care of animals. There was very little time to play. They made their work seem fun instead." How do you know that the word CHORES means jobs?