4000 Essential English Words 3 Unit 6: The Senator and the Worm
Question 1 |
Choose the word that is a better fit for each blank.
The _____ lived in one of the poorest _____ in the country.
A | districts / senator |
B | senator / districts |
Question 2 |
Choose the word that is a better fit for each blank.
When he _____ his fist on the top of his _____ , it made a funny sound.
A | skull / tapped |
B | tapped / skull |
Question 3 |
Choose the word that is a better fit for each blank.
If you want to find a _____ , try looking _____ rocks or pieces of wood.
A | underneath / worm |
B | worm / underneath |
Question 4 |
Choose the word that is a better fit for each blank.
She _____ her children by watching a humorous _____ with them after school.
A | consoled / broadcast |
B | broadcast / consoled |
Question 5 |
Choose the word that is a better fit for each blank.
She felt _____ sorrow after her husband was _____ for his crime.
A | execute / tremendous |
B | tremendous / execute |
Question 6 |
Choose the word that is a better fit for each blank.
He decided to listen to the news _____ because he could no longer _____ the boredom of being home alone.
A | endure / bulletin |
B | bulletin / endure |
Question 7 |
Choose the word that is a better fit for each blank.
The soup was very thick. He had to _____ the spoon with both hands in order to _____ it.
A | grasp / stir |
B | stir / grasp |
Question 8 |
Choose the word that is a better fit for each blank.
The television news _____ us of the storm. We put the car in the _____ of the house where it would be protected.
A | alerted / rear |
B | rear / alerted |
Question 9 |
Choose the word that is a better fit for each blank.
She looked at all the tools in the _____ but could not find anything to use to _____ the meat.
A | chop / drawer |
B | drawer / chop |
Question 10 |
Choose the word that is a better fit for each blank.
Many toys had been piled beneath the carpet in the _____ . The _____ I got from hitting my head on the door was painful.
A | bump / closet |
B | closet / bump |
Question 11 |
Choose the answer that best fits the question.
Which of the following best describes a news program?
A | Grasp |
B | Bulletin |
C | Tap |
D | Alert |
Question 12 |
Choose the answer that best fits the question.
Which one do you put things into?
A | A drawer |
B | A bump |
C | A district |
D | A worm |
Question 13 |
Choose the answer that best fits the question.
Which of the following describes something in the back?
A | Endure |
B | Skull |
C | Rear |
D | Tremendous |
Question 14 |
Choose the answer that best fits the question.
Which of the following does an alarm do for people?
A | Alert them |
B | Console them |
C | Execute them |
D | Tap them |
Question 15 |
Choose the answer that best fits the question.
Which of the following means to go through something difficult?
A | Chop |
B | Broadcast |
C | Stir |
D | Endure |
Question 16 |
THE SENATOR AND THE WORM
A rich senator lived in a big house. He had more money than anyone in his district. One day, he was sitting on a chair listening to a radio broadcast. As he listened to the news bulletin, a worm crawled from underneath the chair and onto his head.
His cook was in the kitchen stirring some spaghetti sauce. Suddenly, a cry from the senator alerted him. He ran to the rear of the house where the senator was sitting.
The cook looked and saw the worm. He tried to console the senator. “ I’ll take it off right away,” he said.
“ No!” shouted the senator. “ I want you to kill it.”
“ But it’s only a worm,” the cook said. “ Why should we execute it? It hasn’t committed a crime.”
The senator could not endure the worm on his head. “ Hurry!” he shouted.
The cook looked through several drawers, but found nothing. Then he ran to the closet and took out a pipe. He returned to the senator and lifted the pipe over his head. He knew he couldn’t just tap the worm. He was going to hit it hard. He grasped the pipe tightly.
“ What are you waiting for?” said the senator. “ Kill it!”
The cook swung the pipe at the senator’s head.
“ Oh, no,” the worm said. “ He’s going to chop me in half.” It jumped off the senator’s head.
There was a tremendous noise. “ Owww!” cried the senator.
A bump rose upon his skull. Meanwhile, the worm crawled outside.
“ That was close,” said the worm. “ Instead of being nice, he wanted to hurt me. Now, that man has a big bump on his head.”
The senator had a lot of money.
A | TRUE |
B | FALSE |
Question 17 |
THE SENATOR AND THE WORM
A rich senator lived in a big house. He had more money than anyone in his district. One day, he was sitting on a chair listening to a radio broadcast. As he listened to the news bulletin, a worm crawled from underneath the chair and onto his head.
His cook was in the kitchen stirring some spaghetti sauce. Suddenly, a cry from the senator alerted him. He ran to the rear of the house where the senator was sitting.
The cook looked and saw the worm. He tried to console the senator. “ I’ll take it off right away,” he said.
“ No!” shouted the senator. “ I want you to kill it.”
“ But it’s only a worm,” the cook said. “ Why should we execute it? It hasn’t committed a crime.”
The senator could not endure the worm on his head. “ Hurry!” he shouted.
The cook looked through several drawers, but found nothing. Then he ran to the closet and took out a pipe. He returned to the senator and lifted the pipe over his head. He knew he couldn’t just tap the worm. He was going to hit it hard. He grasped the pipe tightly.
“ What are you waiting for?” said the senator. “ Kill it!”
The cook swung the pipe at the senator’s head.
“ Oh, no,” the worm said. “ He’s going to chop me in half.” It jumped off the senator’s head.
There was a tremendous noise. “ Owww!” cried the senator.
A bump rose upon his skull. Meanwhile, the worm crawled outside.
“ That was close,” said the worm. “ Instead of being nice, he wanted to hurt me. Now, that man has a big bump on his head.”
The senator was listening to a radio broadcast.
A | TRUE |
B | FALSE |
Question 18 |
THE SENATOR AND THE WORM
A rich senator lived in a big house. He had more money than anyone in his district. One day, he was sitting on a chair listening to a radio broadcast. As he listened to the news bulletin, a worm crawled from underneath the chair and onto his head.
His cook was in the kitchen stirring some spaghetti sauce. Suddenly, a cry from the senator alerted him. He ran to the rear of the house where the senator was sitting.
The cook looked and saw the worm. He tried to console the senator. “ I’ll take it off right away,” he said.
“ No!” shouted the senator. “ I want you to kill it.”
“ But it’s only a worm,” the cook said. “ Why should we execute it? It hasn’t committed a crime.”
The senator could not endure the worm on his head. “ Hurry!” he shouted.
The cook looked through several drawers but found nothing. Then he ran to the closet and took out a pipe. He returned to the senator and lifted the pipe over his head. He knew he couldn’t just tap the worm. He was going to hit it hard. He grasped the pipe tightly.
“ What are you waiting for?” said the senator. “ Kill it!”
The cook swung the pipe at the senator’s head.
“ Oh, no,” the worm said. “ He’s going to chop me in half.” It jumped off the senator’s head.
There was a tremendous noise. “ Owww!” cried the senator.
A bump rose upon his skull. Meanwhile, the worm crawled outside.
“ That was close,” said the worm. “ Instead of being nice, he wanted to hurt me. Now, that man has a big bump on his head.”
The senator wanted the cook to kill the worm.
A | TRUE |
B | FALSE |
Question 19 |
THE SENATOR AND THE WORM
A rich senator lived in a big house. He had more money than anyone in his district. One day, he was sitting on a chair listening to a radio broadcast. As he listened to the news bulletin, a worm crawled from underneath the chair and onto his head.
His cook was in the kitchen stirring some spaghetti sauce. Suddenly, a cry from the senator alerted him. He ran to the rear of the house where the senator was sitting.
The cook looked and saw the worm. He tried to console the senator. “ I’ll take it off right away,” he said.
“ No!” shouted the senator. “ I want you to kill it.”
“ But it’s only a worm,” the cook said. “ Why should we execute it? It hasn’t committed a crime.”
The senator could not endure the worm on his head. “ Hurry!” he shouted.
The cook looked through several drawers but found nothing. Then he ran to the closet and took out a pipe. He returned to the senator and lifted the pipe over his head. He knew he couldn’t just tap the worm. He was going to hit it hard. He grasped the pipe tightly.
“ What are you waiting for?” said the senator. “ Kill it!”
The cook swung the pipe at the senator’s head.
“ Oh, no,” the worm said. “ He’s going to chop me in half.” It jumped off the senator’s head.
There was a tremendous noise. “ Owww!” cried the senator.
A bump rose upon his skull. Meanwhile, the worm crawled outside.
“ That was close,” said the worm. “ Instead of being nice, he wanted to hurt me. Now, that man has a big bump on his head.”
The cook found a pipe in one of the drawers.
A | TRUE |
B | FALSE |
Question 20 |
THE SENATOR AND THE WORM
A rich senator lived in a big house. He had more money than anyone in his district. One day, he was sitting on a chair listening to a radio broadcast. As he listened to the news bulletin, a worm crawled from underneath the chair and onto his head.
His cook was in the kitchen stirring some spaghetti sauce. Suddenly, a cry from the senator alerted him. He ran to the rear of the house where the senator was sitting.
The cook looked and saw the worm. He tried to console the senator. “ I’ll take it off right away,” he said.
“ No!” shouted the senator. “ I want you to kill it.”
“ But it’s only a worm,” the cook said. “ Why should we execute it? It hasn’t committed a crime.”
The senator could not endure the worm on his head. “ Hurry!” he shouted.
The cook looked through several drawers but found nothing. Then he ran to the closet and took out a pipe. He returned to the senator and lifted the pipe over his head. He knew he couldn’t just tap the worm. He was going to hit it hard. He grasped the pipe tightly.
“ What are you waiting for?” said the senator. “ Kill it!”
The cook swung the pipe at the senator’s head.
“ Oh, no,” the worm said. “ He’s going to chop me in half.” It jumped off the senator’s head.
There was a tremendous noise. “ Owww!” cried the senator.
A bump rose upon his skull. Meanwhile, the worm crawled outside.
“ That was close,” said the worm. “ Instead of being nice, he wanted to hurt me. Now, that man has a big bump on his head.”
The cook knew he was going to tap the worm.
A | TRUE |
B | FALSE |
Question 21 |
THE SENATOR AND THE WORM
A rich senator lived in a big house. He had more money than anyone in his district. One day, he was sitting on a chair listening to a radio broadcast. As he listened to the news bulletin, a worm crawled from underneath the chair and onto his head.
His cook was in the kitchen stirring some spaghetti sauce. Suddenly, a cry from the senator alerted him. He ran to the rear of the house where the senator was sitting.
The cook looked and saw the worm. He tried to console the senator. “ I’ll take it off right away,” he said.
“ No!” shouted the senator. “ I want you to kill it.”
“ But it’s only a worm,” the cook said. “ Why should we execute it? It hasn’t committed a crime.”
The senator could not endure the worm on his head. “ Hurry!” he shouted.
The cook looked through several drawers but found nothing. Then he ran to the closet and took out a pipe. He returned to the senator and lifted the pipe over his head. He knew he couldn’t just tap the worm. He was going to hit it hard. He grasped the pipe tightly.
“ What are you waiting for?” said the senator. “ Kill it!”
The cook swung the pipe at the senator’s head.
“ Oh, no,” the worm said. “ He’s going to chop me in half.” It jumped off the senator’s head.
There was a tremendous noise. “ Owww!” cried the senator.
A bump rose upon his skull. Meanwhile, the worm crawled outside.
“ That was close,” said the worm. “ Instead of being nice, he wanted to hurt me. Now, that man has a big bump on his head.”
The worm was chopped in half on the senator’s head.
A | TRUE |
B | FALSE |
Question 22 |
THE SENATOR AND THE WORM
A rich senator lived in a big house. He had more money than anyone in his district. One day, he was sitting on a chair listening to a radio broadcast. As he listened to the news bulletin, a worm crawled from underneath the chair and onto his head.
His cook was in the kitchen stirring some spaghetti sauce. Suddenly, a cry from the senator alerted him. He ran to the rear of the house where the senator was sitting.
The cook looked and saw the worm. He tried to console the senator. “ I’ll take it off right away,” he said.
“ No!” shouted the senator. “ I want you to kill it.”
“ But it’s only a worm,” the cook said. “ Why should we execute it? It hasn’t committed a crime.”
The senator could not endure the worm on his head. “ Hurry!” he shouted.
The cook looked through several drawers but found nothing. Then he ran to the closet and took out a pipe. He returned to the senator and lifted the pipe over his head. He knew he couldn’t just tap the worm. He was going to hit it hard. He grasped the pipe tightly.
“ What are you waiting for?” said the senator. “ Kill it!”
The cook swung the pipe at the senator’s head.
“ Oh, no,” the worm said. “ He’s going to chop me in half.” It jumped off the senator’s head.
There was a tremendous noise. “ Owww!” cried the senator.
A bump rose upon his skull. Meanwhile, the worm crawled outside.
“ That was close,” said the worm. “ Instead of being nice, he wanted to hurt me. Now, that man has a big bump on his head.”
What was the senator doing when the worm crawled onto his head?
A | Listening to the radio |
B | Watching a broadcast |
C | Looking in the closet |
D | Consoling the cook |
Question 23 |
THE SENATOR AND THE WORM
A rich senator lived in a big house. He had more money than anyone in his district. One day, he was sitting on a chair listening to a radio broadcast. As he listened to the news bulletin, a worm crawled from underneath the chair and onto his head.
His cook was in the kitchen stirring some spaghetti sauce. Suddenly, a cry from the senator alerted him. He ran to the rear of the house where the senator was sitting.
The cook looked and saw the worm. He tried to console the senator. “ I’ll take it off right away,” he said.
“ No!” shouted the senator. “ I want you to kill it.”
“ But it’s only a worm,” the cook said. “ Why should we execute it? It hasn’t committed a crime.”
The senator could not endure the worm on his head. “ Hurry!” he shouted.
The cook looked through several drawers but found nothing. Then he ran to the closet and took out a pipe. He returned to the senator and lifted the pipe over his head. He knew he couldn’t just tap the worm. He was going to hit it hard. He grasped the pipe tightly.
“ What are you waiting for?” said the senator. “ Kill it!”
The cook swung the pipe at the senator’s head.
“ Oh, no,” the worm said. “ He’s going to chop me in half.” It jumped off the senator’s head.
There was a tremendous noise. “ Owww!” cried the senator.
A bump rose upon his skull. Meanwhile, the worm crawled outside.
“ That was close,” said the worm. “ Instead of being nice, he wanted to hurt me. Now, that man has a big bump on his head.”
Which of the following did the cook NOT do?
A | Stir some spaghetti sauce |
B | Look through several drawers |
C | Hit the senator’s skull |
D | Execute the worm |
Question 24 |
THE SENATOR AND THE WORM
A rich senator lived in a big house. He had more money than anyone in his district. One day, he was sitting on a chair listening to a radio broadcast. As he listened to the news bulletin, a worm crawled from underneath the chair and onto his head.
His cook was in the kitchen stirring some spaghetti sauce. Suddenly, a cry from the senator alerted him. He ran to the rear of the house where the senator was sitting.
The cook looked and saw the worm. He tried to console the senator. “ I’ll take it off right away,” he said.
“ No!” shouted the senator. “ I want you to kill it.”
“ But it’s only a worm,” the cook said. “ Why should we execute it? It hasn’t committed a crime.”
The senator could not endure the worm on his head. “ Hurry!” he shouted.
The cook looked through several drawers but found nothing. Then he ran to the closet and took out a pipe. He returned to the senator and lifted the pipe over his head. He knew he couldn’t just tap the worm. He was going to hit it hard. He grasped the pipe tightly.
“ What are you waiting for?” said the senator. “ Kill it!”
The cook swung the pipe at the senator’s head.
“ Oh, no,” the worm said. “ He’s going to chop me in half.” It jumped off the senator’s head.
There was a tremendous noise. “ Owww!” cried the senator.
A bump rose upon his skull. Meanwhile, the worm crawled outside.
“ That was close,” said the worm. “ Instead of being nice, he wanted to hurt me. Now, that man has a big bump on his head.”
Why did the senator tell the cook to hurry?
A | He was hiding in the rear of the house. |
B | He knew he had to alert the cook. |
C | He couldn’t endure the worm on his head. |
D | He had heard a tremendous noise. |
Question 25 |
THE SENATOR AND THE WORM
A rich senator lived in a big house. He had more money than anyone in his district. One day, he was sitting on a chair listening to a radio broadcast. As he listened to the news bulletin, a worm crawled from underneath the chair and onto his head.
His cook was in the kitchen stirring some spaghetti sauce. Suddenly, a cry from the senator alerted him. He ran to the rear of the house where the senator was sitting.
The cook looked and saw the worm. He tried to console the senator. “ I’ll take it off right away,” he said.
“ No!” shouted the senator. “ I want you to kill it.”
“ But it’s only a worm,” the cook said. “ Why should we execute it? It hasn’t committed a crime.”
The senator could not endure the worm on his head. “ Hurry!” he shouted.
The cook looked through several drawers but found nothing. Then he ran to the closet and took out a pipe. He returned to the senator and lifted the pipe over his head. He knew he couldn’t just tap the worm. He was going to hit it hard. He grasped the pipe tightly.
“ What are you waiting for?” said the senator. “ Kill it!”
The cook swung the pipe at the senator’s head.
“ Oh, no,” the worm said. “ He’s going to chop me in half.” It jumped off the senator’s head.
There was a tremendous noise. “ Owww!” cried the senator.
A bump rose upon his skull. Meanwhile, the worm crawled outside.
“ That was close,” said the worm. “ Instead of being nice, he wanted to hurt me. Now, that man has a big bump on his head.”
After the cook hit the senator, where did the worm go?
A | Into the kitchen |
B | Underneath the chair |
C | Outside the house |
D | Onto the cook’s head |
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Word List
- alert [əˈləːrt]
To alert someone is to tell or warn them about something.
→ The fire alarm alerted us that there was a problem.
- broadcast [ˈbrɔ:dkæst] n.
A broadcast is a television or radio show.
→ We watched the broadcast of the local news on TV.
- bulletin [ˈbulətin] n.
A bulletin is a news report that talks about very recent and important events.
→ There was a live bulletin reporting on the economy of the city.
- bump [bʌmp] n.
A bump is a small raised area on a surface.
→ The monkey got a bump on his head because he was hit by a rock.
- chop [tʃɒp] v.
To chop something means to cut it into pieces with a tool.
→ Mom chopped some vegetables to put into the stew.
- closet [ˈklɒzɪt] n.
A closet is a small room used to store things.
→ Marie has many clothes inside o f her closet.
- console [kənˈsoul] v.
To console someone who is sad means to make them comforted.
→ When my dog ran away, my dad consoled me.
- district [ˈdɪstrɪkt] n.
A district is a small part of a city, county, state, or country.
→ I live in a residential district of Seattle, Washington.
- drawer [ˈdrɔːər] n.
A drawer is a small part in furniture that is used to store things.
→ I put my clothes into the empty drawers.
- endure [enˈdjuər] v.
To endure something tough means to do or go through it.
→ She had to endure her husband shouting all day long.
- execute [ˈeksɪkjuːt] v.
To execute someone means to kill them as a legal punishment.
→ Some people are executed for serious crimes.
- grasp [græsp] v.
To grasp something means to hold it.
→ He grasped the bag o f money tightly.
- rear [rɪə:r] n.
When something is in the rear of something, it is in the back.
→ The man loaded the rear of his truck with boxes.
- senator [ˈsenətər] n.
A senator is someone who makes laws for a state.
→ The young senator promised to make laws that would help the people.
- skull [skʌl] n.
A skull is the hard part of your head. Your brain is inside of it.
→ The brain is protected by the skull.
- stir [stəːr] v.
To stir something means to mix it using something small, like a spoon.
→ Mom stirred the batter until it was smooth.
- tap [tæp] v.
To tap something is to hit it lightly.
→ He tapped the keys of the keyboard to write a short word.
- tremendous [triˈmendəs] adj.
When something is tremendous, it is very large.
→ The Earth’s oceans are filled with a tremendous amount of water.
- underneath [ˈʌndərniːθ] prep.
When something is underneath something else, it is below or lower than it.
→ The roots of a tree are located underneath the ground.
- worm [wəːrm] n.
A worm is a small animal with a long, thin body.
→ Worms are often used to help catch fish.
