Learn Key Vocabulary

Rating Scale

• 1 = I have never seen this word before.

• 2 = I am not sure of the word’s meaning.

• 3 = I know this word and can teach the word’s meaning to someone else.

Rate and Study the Words Rate how well you know each word. Then:

• 1. Pronounce the word. Say it aloud several times. Spell it.

• 2. Study the example.

• 3. Tell more about the word.

• 4. Practice it. Make the word your own.

Key Words

assist (u-sist) verb page 366 To assist means to help. The father assists his son with an assignment when he has trouble understanding it.	capture (kap-chur) noun page 364 verb page 367 1 verb To capture means to take by force. The farmer captured a raccoon. 2 noun A capture is the act of catching something. Soon after the capture, he released the raccoon.	escape (is-kāp) verb page 362 noun page 365 1 verb To escape means to get away. People escaped the burning building. 2 noun An escape is the act of getting away from something. We heard about their successful escape.
freedom (frē-dum) noun page 362 Freedom is the state of being free. The bird was released and given freedom.	reward (ri-word) noun page 364 A reward is money given for helping someone. We offered a reward to anyone who could find our lost dog.	right (rīt) noun page 362 A right is the power a person has because of a country’s rules. In 1920 American women got the right to vote.
slave (slāv) noun page 362 A slave is someone who belongs to another person and who works without pay. Owners forced slaves to work.	travel (tra-vul) verb page 364 To travel means to go from one place to another place. People can travel over land by car, train, or wagon.	Practice the Words Write a sentence for each Key Word. Include context clues. Copy the sentences, but put a blank in place of the Key Word. Ask a partner to fill in the words. The owner forced the ________ to work in the fields.