1. Cricket in Times Square
Vocabulary Practice

2. My grandma looked at her wedding pictures ______.
a) logical
b) wistfully
c) eavesdropping
d) jumble

3. wistfully – adverb – in a sadly longing way, yearningly
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wistfully – adverb – in a sadly longing way, yearningly
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4. Sorry, Wrong Channel

5. ______ is not a polite thing to do.
a) eavesdropping
b) wistfully
c) jumble
d) scuffling

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eavesdropping – noun – listening to other people talking without letting them know you are listening
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7. My room is a _____ of toys and books, so I have to clean it.
a) jumble
b) scuffling
c) scornfully
d) acquaintance

8. jumble – noun – a confused mixture or condition, mess
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jumble – noun – a confused mixture or condition, mess
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9. When we heard ______ from upstairs, we knew Grandpa had finished his nap.
a) scuffling
b) scornfully
c) acquaintance
d) logical

10. scuffling – noun – the sound of feet shuffling
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scuffling – noun – the sound of feet shuffling
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11. The critic was unhappy with the new artist’s painting so he spoke ______ about them.
a) eavesdropping
b) jumble
c) scuffling
d) scornfully

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scornfully – adverb – in a way that shows that something or someone is looked down upon and considered bad or worthless
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13. Carole is an _______ from camp.
a) scornfully
b) acquaintance
c) logical
d) wistfully

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acquaintance – noun – a person one knows, but who is not a close friend
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15. When it rains, I do the _______ thing and put my bicycle in the garage.
a) acquaintance
b) logical
c) wistfully
d) eavesdropping

16. logical – adjective – sensible, being the action or result one expects
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logical – adjective – sensible, being the action or result one expects
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17. Cable TV
News stand - noun - An open booth or stand at which newspapers and periodicals are sold

18. Cable TV
Subway - noun - An underground urban railroad, usually operated by electricity.

19. Cable TV
Neon Signs – noun - signs that are crafted by the of bending tubing into shapes, filled with neon gas.

20. Cable TV
Cement – noun - A building material which can be mixed with water and poured to set as a solid mass or used as an ingredient in making mortar or concrete

21. TV in the Classroom
Formerly Long acre Square, Times Square entered the nation's consciousness in 1904, when it was renamed after the New York Times building that became the cornerstone of the new district at the crossroads of Broadway and 7th Avenue

22. TV in the Classroom
Times Square is now most famous for its New Year’s Eve Celebration, which started in 1904 with the dropping of a lighted globe at Midnight

23. TV in the Classroom
Times Square is also central to the Broadway Theater also known at the “Great White Way”

24. Other sights - a Nedick’s Lunch Counter
TV in the Classroom
Other sights - a Nedick’s Lunch Counter

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