Cricket in Times Square Vocabulary Practice

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

wistfully – adverb – in a sadly longing way, yearningly Great Job! wistfully – adverb – in a sadly longing way, yearningly Change Channel

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

Great Job! eavesdropping – noun – listening to other people talking without letting them know you are listening Change Channel

My room is a _____ of toys and books, so I have to clean it. a) jumble b) scuffling c) scornfully d) acquaintance

jumble – noun – a confused mixture or condition, mess Great Job! jumble – noun – a confused mixture or condition, mess Change Channel

When we heard ______ from upstairs, we knew Grandpa had finished his nap. a) scuffling b) scornfully c) acquaintance d) logical

scuffling – noun – the sound of feet shuffling Great Job! scuffling – noun – the sound of feet shuffling Change Channel

The critic was unhappy with the new artist’s painting so he spoke ______ about them. a) eavesdropping b) jumble c) scuffling d) scornfully

Great Job! scornfully – adverb – in a way that shows that something or someone is looked down upon and considered bad or worthless Change Channel

Carole is an _______ from camp. a) scornfully b) acquaintance c) logical d) wistfully

Great Job! acquaintance – noun – a person one knows, but who is not a close friend Change Channel

When it rains, I do the _______ thing and put my bicycle in the garage. a) acquaintance b) logical c) wistfully d) eavesdropping

logical – adjective – sensible, being the action or result one expects Great Job! logical – adjective – sensible, being the action or result one expects Change Channel

Cable TV News stand - noun - An open booth or stand at which newspapers and periodicals are sold

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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