1.I can trace my ancestry through my parents, grandparents, and even to my great grandparents.

Ancestry means

(  forefathers )

2. An Olympiad is a period of 4 years that begins in a leap year —1960, 1964, 1968, and so on.

A leap year means

( a year that contains 366 days )

3. In spite of the expensive facilities offered to athletes, each had to remain an amateur — that is, he had to pay his own expenses and receive no awards of money value.

An amateur means

( an athlete who has never competed for payment or for a monetary prize )

B. Read each sentence carefully and write the part of speech for the italicized word. Then write the meaning of the word.

1. The elderly patient used a cane to help her walk.

Cane is a (an) . ( noun )

It means ( a ticket used to support people )

2. One morning a neighbor awakened John at six o'clock by cutting down a tree with a power saw.

Saw is a (an) .( noun )

It means . ( a tool to cut trees )

3. He was too tired to ride his bike, so I gave him rides whenever I could.

Rides is a (an) .  ( noun ) It means  ( journeys on or in a vehicle, etc. )