The Kite Runner Vocabulary Chapters 1-5

The Kite Runner Vocabulary Chapters 1-5 (Period 6 & 7)

What are context clues?

• Hints that are given by the author that help you define a word

• You must use context and prior knowledge to determine meaning of word

• Strategy helps you when determining unknown words which leads to greater comprehension of the text

• Will be a useful strategy for questions asked on SAT

How do I use this strategy?

• Read the sentence to yourself.

• Think about the unknown/target word. Ask yourself, have I heard this word before?

• Think about the other words in the sentence. Look for clues in the sentence that might hint at the meaning of the word.

• Example: 

  The city council concurred with the excellent recommendations of the library committee.

  A. agreed  B. rejected  C. argued  D. stopped

Multiple Choice

"Everyone agreed that my father, my Baba, had built the most beautiful house in the Wazir Akbar Khan district, a new and affluent neighborhood in the northern part of Kabul." In this sentence, "affluent" most likely means...

• isolated

• gorgeous

• tremendous

• wealthy

Multiple Choice

"But despite sharing ethnic heritage and family blood, Sanaubar joined the neighborhood kids in taunting Ali. I have heard that she made no secret of her disdain for his appearance." In this sentence, "disdain" most likely means...

• strong dislike

• extreme guilt

• extreme disgust

• strong love

Multiple Choice

"When people scoffed that Baba would never marry well—after all, he was not of royal blood—he wedded my mother, Sofia Akrami, a highly educated woman universally regarded as one of Kabul’s most respected, beautiful, and virtuous ladies." In this sentence, "scoffed" most likely means...

• laughed happily

• laughed with disapproval

• whispered softly

• ate quickly

Multiple Choice

"That was how I escaped my father’s aloofness, in my dead mother’s books." In this sentence, "aloofness" most likely means...

• disapproval

• distance

• anger

• cruelty

Multiple Choice

"But Baba sensed my lack of genuine interest and resigned himself to the bleak fact that his son was never going to either play or watch soccer." In this sentence, "bleak" most likely means...

• very discouraging

• startling

• not hopeful

• surprising

Multiple Choice

He is ______ and can afford luxury cars and designer clothes.

• affluent

• scoffed

• aloofness

• disdain

• bleak

Multiple Choice

After their performance in the last game, most people thought their chances of winning this game were ______.

• affluent

• scoffed

• aloofness

• disdain

• bleak

Multiple Choice

“You! An actress?!” he _________. “You have no more talent than I do!”

• affluent

• scoffed

• aloofness

• disdain

• bleak

Multiple Choice

She's been criticized for ____________ but she's really just very shy.

• affluent

• scoffed

• aloofness

• disdain

• bleak

Multiple Choice

After a mix up with his food, he glared at the waiter with a look of _______ on his face.

• affluent

• scoffed

• aloofness

• disdain

• bleak