Grade Six Week 7 Exercises Name

Grade Six – Week 7 Exercises Name:

The Boston dock workers were quickly hoisting the barrels of maple syrup up the side of the waiting ship for export to Saudi Arabia. The foreman bellowed orders to everyone to hurry so the ship could depart at its scheduled time. Even though the day was cool, many of the men were perspiring from the intense activity. Within minutes, the job done, the ship set sail with the tide.

1. Bellow – (verb) to emit a hollow, loud animal cry; to utter in a loud, deep voice
2. Depart – (verb) to go away; leave
3. Export – (verb) to ship to other places or countries for sale

(noun) something that is exported

(adj.) of or pertaining to the exportation of goods: i.e. export duties

1. Hoist – (verb) to raise or lift, especially by some mechanical means; to raise to the lips and drink
2. Perspire – (verb) to secrete a salty, watery substance from the sweat glands

Exercise 1 – Select one of the above vocabulary words to correctly complete each sentence below.

1. I do not usually ______during the summer unless I have been doing a lot of exercising outside.
2. This country needs to ______more goods to foreign countries.
3. It is almost time to ______for our long-awaited vacation.
4. The boss was ______(ing) orders to the workers.
5. To speed up the loading process, the company bought a machine to ______the containers onto the ship.

Exercise 2 – Select the best word to complete each sentence.

1. The elevator ______(ed) from the top floor to the basement in only 15 seconds.

1. Modify b. descend c. spinster d. enrich

1. Just at the edge of ______, we saw four deer come into the clearing.

1. Sprawl b. plod c. coax d. dusk

1. The business leaders decided to focus on ______(ing) their product to foreign countries.

1. Export b. hoist c. perish d. summit

1. The firefighters fought to ______the blaze for three hours.

1. Shudder b. bluff c. extinguish d. terrain

1. We will need help to ______that large piece of machinery to the roof.

1. Hoist b. plod c. bleak d. rubbish

1. Children usually ______in a loving environment.

1. Perish b. interior c. ramshackle d. thrive

1. I will not ______our plan now that we have almost reached our goal.

1. Clench b. abandon c. summit d. coax

1. The men digging the hole in the summer heat were ______(ing) so much that sweat was running down their faces.

1. Perspire b. bleak c. incline d. hectic

1. The area around the ranch was some of the most rugged ______that we had seen in our travels.

1. Catastrophe b. anticipate c. attire d. terrain

1. There is much work to be done before we can ______on our trip to the beach.

1. Depart b. shudder c. enrich d. forlorn