The document defines and provides examples for vocabulary words: rickety, rattling, prying, impatiently, romp, defeated, jubilant, and master. It also includes questions to test understanding of each word.

1. Gus and Grandpa
and the Two-Wheeled Bike
*Robust Vocabulary*
Created By: Agatha Lee
July 2008

2. rickety
Rickety means an object is old and shaky.

3. The girl road on an old, rickety train.
The student sat at a rickety desk.
Is something new likely to be rickety?
rickety

4. * Is it safe to stand
on a rickety ladder?
Why or why not?
* Would you rather sit on a
rickety chair or on a sturdy chair?
Why?
rickety

5. rattling
Rattling means something is making
short knocking sounds.

6. The train was rattling on the tracks.
The window was rattling in the wind.
If something is rattling,
is it quiet or loud?
rattling

7. * How do you notice that
something is rattling?
Do you hear it or smell it?
* How can you stop a
screen door from rattling?
rattling

8. prying
Prying means you are trying to open
something with a crowbar or other tool.

9. I am prying open a box
with a screwdriver.
The burglar was
prying open a window.
prying

10. * If you are prying open a door,
are you trying to open it or shut it?
* If you want to pry something open,
do you get a tool from a toolbox
or a book from a bookcase?
* If you are prying a staple from a
piece of paper, what are you using?
prying

11. impatiently
Impatiently means you are upset and
bothered because you have to wait.

12. impatiently
The little girl impatiently asked a question.
The old woman impatiently
waited for the bus.
Do you think people complain
when they are impatiently waiting
for something to happen?

13. * If you answer impatiently,
do you wait your turn or
do you shout out your answer?
* If a puppy acts impatiently, is he
running around or waiting quietly?
impatiently

14. romp
Romp means you move around playfully.

15. Gus and Skipper like to romp in the yard.
Would an old cat romp around a house?
Would a young child romp around a house?
romp

16. * Can you romp on a playground?
* Should you romp in a movie theatre?
Why or why not?
romp

17. defeated
If you feel like you have lost,
then you feel defeated.

18. Gus feels defeated when
he crashes his bike.
Would you feel defeated if
you received a trophy?
Would you feel defeated if
your soccer team lost a game?
defeated

19. * If you feel defeated,
are you smiling or frowning?
*If your friend feels defeated, how
can you make your friend feel better?
defeated

20. jubilant
Jubilant means you feel
joyful and happy.

21. Gus feels jubilant that he
can ride a two-wheeled bike.
Would you be jubilant if
your friend got hurt?
The student was jubilant that
he received good grades.
jubilant

22. * If you are in a jubilant crowd,
is everyone cheering or booing?
* Have you ever felt jubilant at school?
What happened?
jubilant

23. master
If you master something,
then you learn to do it well.
Tiger Woods
is a master
at golf.

24. Gus practices until he can master riding
a two-wheeled bike.
Would a child be likely to
master driving a car?
Would a ninety old man be likely
to master riding a skateboard?
master

25. * Can you master learning a new song
if you hear it only one time?
* What do you want to
master when you grow up?
* Do you think an airplane pilot has
to master a lot of skills?
master

26. The students did not ______
in our school library.
A. pry
B. rickety
C. defeated
D. romp

27. Beethoven was a _________
at playing the piano.
A. romp
B. master
C. jubilant
D. prying

28. I do not want to sit at
a ________ table.
A. rattling
B. defeated
C. rickety
D. jubilant

29. He was trying to _____
the drawer open.
A. pry
B. rattle
C. defeat
D. rickety

30. The winner of the race
was acting __________.
A. impatiently
B. master
C. jubilant
D. romp

31. My mom ________ waited for
the traffic signal to turn green.
A. rattling
B. defeated
C. master
D. impatiently

32. Our team felt ________ because
we didn’t score even one point.
A. rickety
B. jubilant
C. impatiently
D. defeated

33. The baby’s toy was making
a _________ sound.
A. romp
B. rattling
C. prying
D. master