4000 Essential English Words 3 Unit 10: Anna the Babysitter
Question 1 |
Choose the right word for the given definition.
not having any hair
A | bald |
B | urgent |
C | absence |
D | nowhere |
Question 2 |
Choose the right word for the given definition.
a good feeling when something bad goes away
A | divorce |
B | pat |
C | roar |
D | relief |
Question 3 |
Choose the right word for the given definition.
to put something in your mouth and get flavor from it
A | wrinkle |
B | suck |
C | rhyme |
D | nap |
Question 4 |
Choose the right word for the given definition.
to act like someone else
A | suck |
B | aloud |
C | creep |
D | imitate |
Question 5 |
Choose the right word for the given definition.
to go away suddenly
A | blanket |
B | kidnap |
C | vanish |
D | reproduce |
Question 6 |
Choose the answer that best fits the question.
What is it called when you don’t have something?
A | A nap |
B | An absence |
C | A divorce |
D | A pat |
Question 7 |
Choose the answer that best fits the question.
This is another name for a baby.
A | Vanish |
B | Suck |
C | Creep |
D | Infant |
Question 8 |
Choose the answer that best fits the question.
What could you use to carry wood?
A | A wagon |
B | An infant |
C | A wrinkle |
D | A blanket |
Question 9 |
Choose the answer that best fits the question.
Which of the following actions is a crime?
A | To rhyme |
B | To kidnap |
C | To reproduce |
D | To pat |
Question 10 |
Choose the answer that best fits the question.
What is the following an example of: "The cat and bat sat in a hat"?
A | Bald |
B | Urgent |
C | Aloud |
D | Rhyme |
Question 11 |
Choose the answer that best fits the question.
Which of the following could be urgent?
A | A soccer game |
B | An emergency phone call |
C | A trip to the park |
D | A birthday party |
Question 12 |
Choose the answer that best fits the question.
What happens when a couple gets divorced?
A | They vanish. |
B | They’re not married anymore. |
C | Their pets are taken away. |
D | They copy others. |
Question 13 |
Choose the answer that best fits the question.
How would you creep?
A | Angrily |
B | Loudly |
C | Quickly |
D | Slowly |
Question 14 |
Choose the answer that best fits the question.
Which of the following would you pat?
A | A fish |
B | A sock |
C | A dog |
D | A table |
Question 15 |
Choose the answer that best fits the question.
What could come from nowhere?
A | An idea |
B | A day |
C | A house |
D | A new year |
Question 16 |
Choose the word that is the better fit for each blank.
I asked my mom _____ where she was going. She told me she was going _____.
A | aloud / nowhere |
B | nowhere / aloud |
Question 17 |
Choose the word that is the better fit for each blank.
The _____ has perfect skin without any scars or _____.
A | infant / wrinkles |
B | wrinkles / infant |
Question 18 |
Choose the word that is the better fit for each blank.
After my parents got _____ , I was sad about my dad’s _____ around the house.
A | absence / divorced |
B | divorced / absence |
Question 19 |
Choose the word that is the better fit for each blank.
My boss asked me to _____ the image for her customers. She said it was very _____.
A | urgent / reproduce |
B | reproduce / urgent |
Question 20 |
Choose the word that is the better fit for each blank.
After I fell, I _____ on my finger where I cut it. Then my mom _____ me on the back and told me to get up.
A | sucked / patted |
B | patted / sucked |
Question 21 |
Choose the word that is the better fit for each blank.
The _____ man on television entertained viewers by saying _____.
A | bald / rhymes |
B | rhymes / bald |
Question 22 |
Choose the word that is the better fit for each blank.
Manuel’s mom thought he had _____, but in reality, he had just _____ under his bed.
A | crept / vanished |
B | vanished / crept |
Question 23 |
Choose the word that is the better fit for each blank.
I was scared when my big sister left me in the _____. I was afraid someone would _____ me.
A | wagon / kidnap |
B | kidnap / wagon |
Question 24 |
Choose the word that is the better fit for each blank.
It was such a _____ to be finished with the long exam. I was so tired afterward that I needed to take a _____.
A | nap / relief |
B | relief / nap |
Question 25 |
Choose the word that is the better fit for each blank.
Nellie wrapped a _____ around her and made funny sounds. She was _____ a ghost.
A | imitating / blanket |
B | blanket / imitating |
Question 26 |
ANNA THE BABYSITTER
Since her parents got a divorce, Anna has had to help her mother. In her mother’s absence, Anna takes care of Grace, the baby. At first, Anna thought it was an easy job.
One afternoon, Anna played with Grace. She meowed like a cat and Grace imitated her. In fact, Grace reproduced every sound that Anna made. She took her sister outside. She put Grace in the wagon, but there was nowhere for them to go. So they went back inside.
Anna put the infant on the floor and went into her room. But when she came back, Grace had vanished! Anna looked everywhere, but she could not find her sister. Maybe the baby had been kidnapped! “ Where are you?” Anna called aloud.
The situation was becoming urgent. She wanted to call her mom, but she didn’t want her to think Anna couldn’t do the job. Anna sat down. What was she going to do?
But then, Anna heard something. It was coming from her room. “ Grace?” She got down on her knees and looked under the bed. She could see Grace’s bald head. Grace had followed Anna into her room and crept under the bed.
“ What a relief!” Anna cried.
She picked up her sister and patted her on the head. Her head was soft and had no wrinkles. Grace was sucking on her thumb and looked tired. So, Anna wrapped her in a blanket and sang rhymes for her. Then she put Grace in bed for a nap.
After that afternoon, Anna knew that taking care of Grace was not an easy job. It takes a lot of work to take care of a baby!
Anna took care of Grace in her mother’s absence because her parents got a divorce.
A | TRUE |
B | FALSE |
Question 27 |
ANNA THE BABYSITTER
Since her parents got a divorce, Anna has had to help her mother. In her mother’s absence, Anna takes care of Grace, the baby. At first, Anna thought it was an easy job.
One afternoon, Anna played with Grace. She meowed like a cat and Grace imitated her. In fact, Grace reproduced every sound that Anna made. She took her sister outside. She put Grace in the wagon, but there was nowhere for them to go. So they went back inside.
Anna put the infant on the floor and went into her room. But when she came back, Grace had vanished! Anna looked everywhere, but she could not find her sister. Maybe the baby had been kidnapped! “ Where are you?” Anna called aloud.
The situation was becoming urgent. She wanted to call her mom, but she didn’t want her to think Anna couldn’t do the job. Anna sat down. What was she going to do?
But then, Anna heard something. It was coming from her room. “ Grace?” She got down on her knees and looked under the bed. She could see Grace’s bald head. Grace had followed Anna into her room and crept under the bed.
“ What a relief!” Anna cried.
She picked up her sister and patted her on the head. Her head was soft and had no wrinkles. Grace was sucking on her thumb and looked tired. So, Anna wrapped her in a blanket and sang rhymes for her. Then she put Grace in bed for a nap.
After that afternoon, Anna knew that taking care of Grace was not an easy job. It takes a lot of work to take care of a baby!
Grace had a lot of hair and wrinkles.
A | TRUE |
B | FALSE |
Question 28 |
ANNA THE BABYSITTER
Since her parents got a divorce, Anna has had to help her mother. In her mother’s absence, Anna takes care of Grace, the baby. At first, Anna thought it was an easy job.
One afternoon, Anna played with Grace. She meowed like a cat and Grace imitated her. In fact, Grace reproduced every sound that Anna made. She took her sister outside. She put Grace in the wagon, but there was nowhere for them to go. So they went back inside.
Anna put the infant on the floor and went into her room. But when she came back, Grace had vanished! Anna looked everywhere, but she could not find her sister. Maybe the baby had been kidnapped! “ Where are you?” Anna called aloud.
The situation was becoming urgent. She wanted to call her mom, but she didn’t want her to think Anna couldn’t do the job. Anna sat down. What was she going to do?
But then, Anna heard something. It was coming from her room. “ Grace?” She got down on her knees and looked under the bed. She could see Grace’s bald head. Grace had followed Anna into her room and crept under the bed.
“ What a relief!” Anna cried.
She picked up her sister and patted her on the head. Her head was soft and had no wrinkles. Grace was sucking on her thumb and looked tired. So, Anna wrapped her in a blanket and sang rhymes for her. Then she put Grace in bed for a nap.
After that afternoon, Anna knew that taking care of Grace was not an easy job. It takes a lot of work to take care of a baby!
Anna imitated a cat, and Grace reproduced the sounds she made.
A | TRUE |
B | FALSE |
Question 29 |
ANNA THE BABYSITTER
Since her parents got a divorce, Anna has had to help her mother. In her mother’s absence, Anna takes care of Grace, the baby. At first, Anna thought it was an easy job.
One afternoon, Anna played with Grace. She meowed like a cat and Grace imitated her. In fact, Grace reproduced every sound that Anna made. She took her sister outside. She put Grace in the wagon, but there was nowhere for them to go. So they went back inside.
Anna put the infant on the floor and went into her room. But when she came back, Grace had vanished! Anna looked everywhere, but she could not find her sister. Maybe the baby had been kidnapped! “ Where are you?” Anna called aloud.
The situation was becoming urgent. She wanted to call her mom, but she didn’t want her to think Anna couldn’t do the job. Anna sat down. What was she going to do?
But then, Anna heard something. It was coming from her room. “ Grace?” She got down on her knees and looked under the bed. She could see Grace’s bald head. Grace had followed Anna into her room and crept under the bed.
“ What a relief!” Anna cried.
She picked up her sister and patted her on the head. Her head was soft and had no wrinkles. Grace was sucking on her thumb and looked tired. So, Anna wrapped her in a blanket and sang rhymes for her. Then she put Grace in bed for a nap.
After that afternoon, Anna knew that taking care of Grace was not an easy job. It takes a lot of work to take care of a baby!
Anna had nowhere to go with the wagon.
A | TRUE |
B | FALSE |
Question 30 |
ANNA THE BABYSITTER
Since her parents got a divorce, Anna has had to help her mother. In her mother’s absence, Anna takes care of Grace, the baby. At first, Anna thought it was an easy job.
One afternoon, Anna played with Grace. She meowed like a cat and Grace imitated her. In fact, Grace reproduced every sound that Anna made. She took her sister outside. She put Grace in the wagon, but there was nowhere for them to go. So they went back inside.
Anna put the infant on the floor and went into her room. But when she came back, Grace had vanished! Anna looked everywhere, but she could not find her sister. Maybe the baby had been kidnapped! “ Where are you?” Anna called aloud.
The situation was becoming urgent. She wanted to call her mom, but she didn’t want her to think Anna couldn’t do the job. Anna sat down. What was she going to do?
But then, Anna heard something. It was coming from her room. “ Grace?” She got down on her knees and looked under the bed. She could see Grace’s bald head. Grace had followed Anna into her room and crept under the bed.
“ What a relief!” Anna cried.
She picked up her sister and patted her on the head. Her head was soft and had no wrinkles. Grace was sucking on her thumb and looked tired. So, Anna wrapped her in a blanket and sang rhymes for her. Then she put Grace in bed for a nap.
After that afternoon, Anna knew that taking care of Grace was not an easy job. It takes a lot of work to take care of a baby!
When Anna came back from her room, she found that the infant had been kidnapped.
A | TRUE |
B | FALSE |
Question 31 |
ANNA THE BABYSITTER
Since her parents got a divorce, Anna has had to help her mother. In her mother’s absence, Anna takes care of Grace, the baby. At first, Anna thought it was an easy job.
One afternoon, Anna played with Grace. She meowed like a cat and Grace imitated her. In fact, Grace reproduced every sound that Anna made. She took her sister outside. She put Grace in the wagon, but there was nowhere for them to go. So they went back inside.
Anna put the infant on the floor and went into her room. But when she came back, Grace had vanished! Anna looked everywhere, but she could not find her sister. Maybe the baby had been kidnapped! “ Where are you?” Anna called aloud.
The situation was becoming urgent. She wanted to call her mom, but she didn’t want her to think Anna couldn’t do the job. Anna sat down. What was she going to do?
But then, Anna heard something. It was coming from her room. “ Grace?” She got down on her knees and looked under the bed. She could see Grace’s bald head. Grace had followed Anna into her room and crept under the bed.
“ What a relief!” Anna cried.
She picked up her sister and patted her on the head. Her head was soft and had no wrinkles. Grace was sucking on her thumb and looked tired. So, Anna wrapped her in a blanket and sang rhymes for her. Then she put Grace in bed for a nap.
After that afternoon, Anna knew that taking care of Grace was not an easy job. It takes a lot of work to take care of a baby!
Anna sang rhymes for Grace to try to find her more quickly.
A | TRUE |
B | FALSE |
Question 32 |
ANNA THE BABYSITTER
Since her parents got a divorce, Anna has had to help her mother. In her mother’s absence, Anna takes care of Grace, the baby. At first, Anna thought it was an easy job.
One afternoon, Anna played with Grace. She meowed like a cat and Grace imitated her. In fact, Grace reproduced every sound that Anna made. She took her sister outside. She put Grace in the wagon, but there was nowhere for them to go. So they went back inside.
Anna put the infant on the floor and went into her room. But when she came back, Grace had vanished! Anna looked everywhere, but she could not find her sister. Maybe the baby had been kidnapped! “ Where are you?” Anna called aloud.
The situation was becoming urgent. She wanted to call her mom, but she didn’t want her to think Anna couldn’t do the job. Anna sat down. What was she going to do?
But then, Anna heard something. It was coming from her room. “ Grace?” She got down on her knees and looked under the bed. She could see Grace’s bald head. Grace had followed Anna into her room and crept under the bed.
“ What a relief!” Anna cried.
She picked up her sister and patted her on the head. Her head was soft and had no wrinkles. Grace was sucking on her thumb and looked tired. So, Anna wrapped her in a blanket and sang rhymes for her. Then she put Grace in bed for a nap.
After that afternoon, Anna knew that taking care of Grace was not an easy job. It takes a lot of work to take care of a baby!
What did Anna feel when she finally found Grace?
A | Sleepy |
B | Urgent |
C | Relief |
D | Pleasant |
Question 33 |
ANNA THE BABYSITTER
Since her parents got a divorce, Anna has had to help her mother. In her mother’s absence, Anna takes care of Grace, the baby. At first, Anna thought it was an easy job.
One afternoon, Anna played with Grace. She meowed like a cat and Grace imitated her. In fact, Grace reproduced every sound that Anna made. She took her sister outside. She put Grace in the wagon, but there was nowhere for them to go. So they went back inside.
Anna put the infant on the floor and went into her room. But when she came back, Grace had vanished! Anna looked everywhere, but she could not find her sister. Maybe the baby had been kidnapped! “ Where are you?” Anna called aloud.
The situation was becoming urgent. She wanted to call her mom, but she didn’t want her to think Anna couldn’t do the job. Anna sat down. What was she going to do?
But then, Anna heard something. It was coming from her room. “ Grace?” She got down on her knees and looked under the bed. She could see Grace’s bald head. Grace had followed Anna into her room and crept under the bed.
“ What a relief!” Anna cried.
She picked up her sister and patted her on the head. Her head was soft and had no wrinkles. Grace was sucking on her thumb and looked tired. So, Anna wrapped her in a blanket and sang rhymes for her. Then she put Grace in bed for a nap.
After that afternoon, Anna knew that taking care of Grace was not an easy job. It takes a lot of work to take care of a baby!
How did Grace get under the bed?
A | She crept there. |
B | Anna put her there for her nap. |
C | She was kidnapped. |
D | Anna carried her in the blanket. |
Question 34 |
ANNA THE BABYSITTER
Since her parents got a divorce, Anna has had to help her mother. In her mother’s absence, Anna takes care of Grace, the baby. At first, Anna thought it was an easy job.
One afternoon, Anna played with Grace. She meowed like a cat and Grace imitated her. In fact, Grace reproduced every sound that Anna made. She took her sister outside. She put Grace in the wagon, but there was nowhere for them to go. So they went back inside.
Anna put the infant on the floor and went into her room. But when she came back, Grace had vanished! Anna looked everywhere, but she could not find her sister. Maybe the baby had been kidnapped! “ Where are you?” Anna called aloud.
The situation was becoming urgent. She wanted to call her mom, but she didn’t want her to think Anna couldn’t do the job. Anna sat down. What was she going to do?
But then, Anna heard something. It was coming from her room. “ Grace?” She got down on her knees and looked under the bed. She could see Grace’s bald head. Grace had followed Anna into her room and crept under the bed.
“ What a relief!” Anna cried.
She picked up her sister and patted her on the head. Her head was soft and had no wrinkles. Grace was sucking on her thumb and looked tired. So, Anna wrapped her in a blanket and sang rhymes for her. Then she put Grace in bed for a nap.
After that afternoon, Anna knew that taking care of Grace was not an easy job. It takes a lot of work to take care of a baby!
Which is NOT something Anna did with Grace?
A | Go outside in the wagon |
B | Pat heron the head |
C | Read a book aloud |
D | Sing her rhymes |
Question 35 |
ANNA THE BABYSITTER
Since her parents got a divorce, Anna has had to help her mother. In her mother’s absence, Anna takes care of Grace, the baby. At first, Anna thought it was an easy job.
One afternoon, Anna played with Grace. She meowed like a cat and Grace imitated her. In fact, Grace reproduced every sound that Anna made. She took her sister outside. She put Grace in the wagon, but there was nowhere for them to go. So they went back inside.
Anna put the infant on the floor and went into her room. But when she came back, Grace had vanished! Anna looked everywhere, but she could not find her sister. Maybe the baby had been kidnapped! “ Where are you?” Anna called aloud.
The situation was becoming urgent. She wanted to call her mom, but she didn’t want her to think Anna couldn’t do the job. Anna sat down. What was she going to do?
But then, Anna heard something. It was coming from her room. “ Grace?” She got down on her knees and looked under the bed. She could see Grace’s bald head. Grace had followed Anna into her room and crept under the bed.
“ What a relief!” Anna cried.
She picked up her sister and patted her on the head. Her head was soft and had no wrinkles. Grace was sucking on her thumb and looked tired. So, Anna wrapped her in a blanket and sang rhymes for her. Then she put Grace in bed for a nap.
After that afternoon, Anna knew that taking care of Grace was not an easy job. It takes a lot of work to take care of a baby!
Why did Anna wrap Grace in a blanket?
A | So she would not cry |
B | So she could pat her |
C | So she could take a nap |
D | To keep her from sucking her thumb |
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Word List
- absence [ˈæbsəns] n.
Absence is the state of something being away.
→ There is an absence of sand in the hourglass.
- aloud [əˈlaud] adv.
If you say something aloud, you say it so that others can hear you.
→ My father often reads stories aloud to me and my sister.
- bald [bɔːld] adj.
If someone is bald, they have no hair.
→ My oldest brother is bald.
- blanket [ˈblæŋkɪt] n.
A blanket is a piece of cloth that you use to keep warm or to sit upon.
→ I laid a blanket on the ground so that we could have a picnic.
- creep [kriːp] v.
To creep is to move quietly and slowly.
→ The cat slowly crept down the tree.
- divorce [dɪˈvɔːrs] n.
Divorce is an event in which a marriage is ended.
→ Divorce rates have increased in the past twenty years.
- imitate [ˈɪmɪteɪt] v.
To imitate someone is to do exactly what they do.
→ He imitated his favorite superhero by putting on a costume.
- infant [ˈɪnfənt] n.
An infant is a baby.
→ The infant cried all night.
- kidnap [ˈkɪdnæp] v.
To kidnap someone is to take them illegally.
→ She was terrified to find out her son was kidnapped.
- nap [næp] n.
A nap is a short sleep, usually during the day.
→ I took a short nap because I stayed up late last night.
- nowhere [ˈnouhwɛə:r] adv.
You use nowhere to say that a place or thing does not exist.
→ Unfortunately, water was nowhere to be found.
- pat [pæt] v.
To pat something is to hit it softly with your hand.
→ I patted some lotion onto my face.
- relief [rɪˈliːf] n.
Relief is a feeling you get when something bad or challenging ends.
→ I felt a sense of relief when I heard the good news.
- reproduce [riːprəˈdjuːs] v.
To reproduce is to make something exactly how someone else did it.
→ The children tried to reproduce their house using toy blocks.
- rhyme [raɪm] n.
To rhyme is to have the same sounds at the end of a word.
→ Humpty Dumpty is an old rhyme that children learn in school.
- suck [sʌk] v.
To suck is to put something in your mouth and try to get flavor out of it.
→ The baby sucked milk from her bottle.
- urgent [ˈəːrdʒənt] adj.
If something is urgent, it is important and needs to be done now.
→ He had to leave now; it was urgent.
- vanish [ˈvænɪʃ] v.
To vanish is to go away suddenly.
→ All the passengers vanished from the train station.
- wagon [ˈwæɡən] n.
A wagon is a cart you use to carry heavy things.
→ He used his wagon to carry some of his gifts.
- wrinkle [ˈrɪŋkəl] n.
A wrinkle is a line on a person’s face that happens as they get old.
→ My grandfather has some wrinkles on his face.