Someone might stare at a strange-looking machine or device. Dinosaurs, not trees, roamed the earth in ancient times and wandered around areas. Whales are a very large and heavy animal that lives in the ocean. Scuba gear or cameras can be used to explore objects beneath the surface of water. Graceful and pleasing furniture would be found in a fancy hotel, not a bus station. It is dangerous to leave things blocking the way on stairs. Computers are complicated devices used by some workers. Hearing a strange and frightening noise would make someone feel afraid.

2. What might someone stare at a contraption? A contraption is a strange-looking machine or device.

3. Which roamed the earth in ancient times – trees or dinosaurs? If a creature roamed an area, it wandered around there.

4. What is one massive animal that lives in the ocean? Something massive is very large and heavy.

5. What might you use to explore a submerged object? If something is submerged, it is beneath the surface of a body of water.

6. Where would you find elegant furniture – in a fancy hotel or in a bus station? Something elegant is graceful and pleasing to look at.

7. Why is it dangerous to leave obstacles on stairs? Obstacles are things that get in your way when you are going somewhere or trying to reach a goal.

8. What is one complicated device that some workers use? Something that is complicated has many parts that re connected in ways to make it hard to understand.

9. How would you feel if you heard an eerie noise? Something that is eerie is strange and makes people feel afraid.