Danger: Vocabulary & Word Study

Concept Vocabulary

chronic

The doctor explained that Maya’s chronic cough had lasted for months and needed proper treatment to finally go away.

Multiple Choice

Based on the sentence, what can you conclude about Maya’s cough when it is described as chronic?

• It started only this morning.

• It happens once a year.

• It has been going on for a long time.

• 
  It is very loud but short.

If you have a chronic disease, you should have a healthy lifestyle.

Multiple Choice

What does the term "chronic" mean?

• lasting a short time

• recurring rarely

• lasting a long time or recurring often

• only applicable to diseases

Open Ended

1. Why might a doctor be concerned if a patient had a chronic cough?

stimulus

1. The bright flash of light acted as a stimulus, causing the students to quickly turn their heads toward the window.

2. The sudden loud noise was a strong stimulus that made everyone in the classroom jump in surprise.

Multiple Choice

Based on how the word stimulus is used, what does stimulus most likely mean?

• a reward given to students for good behavior

• 
  something that causes a reaction or response

• 
  a rule that students must follow

• 
  a device used to measure sound

Open Ended

2. What sort of stimulus might a person seek if he or she were sleepy?

subconsciously

Lina tapped her foot subconsciously during the test, not even realizing she was doing it until her friend pointed it out.

Poll

If Lina didn’t realize she was tapping her foot, does this suggest she was doing it with full awareness?

• yes

• no

Multiple Choice

What does the term "subconsciously" mean?

• occurring in the mind with full awareness

• occurring in the mind without one’s full awareness

• a conscious decision made by an individual

• a deliberate action taken by someone

Open Ended

What might happen if someone were subconsciously nervous about speaking in front of people?

excruciatingly

1. The dentist appointment felt excruciatingly long as Omar waited in the chair, wishing it would finally be over.

2. The sun was so hot during the field trip that walking across the playground felt excruciatingly uncomfortable.

Multiple Choice

Based on the sentences, what does excruciatingly most likely mean?

• happily and quickly

• 
  extremely and painfully

• 
  slightly and casually

• 
  slowly but pleasantly

Open Ended

What might it feel like to have an excruciatingly painful headache?

Multiple Choice

To break the monotony of the long summer break, Maya's parents decided to plan a spontaneous road trip to the coast.

The spontaneous road trip is therefore intended to introduce:

• a sense of calm and routine

• an opportunity to focus more on work

• a welcome change or exciting variety

• more time to complete their regular chores.

Open Ended

Define "monotony".

Multiple Choice

Which of the following situations is the best example of monotony?

• a journalist spends a day interviewing ten different people about ten different topics

• a security guard sits in a small booth watching the exact same empty hallway for twelve hours

• a student receives a surprisingly difficult pop quiz on a new chapter

• a chef is cooking a seven-course meal with seven totally new recipes

Open Ended

Why might many people find monotony in household chores?

Multiple Choice

The failure of the dam was a catastrophic event, causing massive flooding that destroyed the entire valley and displaced thousands of people.

This context clue suggests that the word catastrophic describes something:

• extremely harmful, causing widespread ruin or disaster

• unexpected and minor

• slightly inconvenient or bothersome

• likely to happen again soon

Multiple Choice

Which word is the strongest synonym for catastrophic?

• unfortunate

• momentous

• unexpected

• destructive

Open Ended

What might happen to a ship in a catastrophic disaster at sea?

Word Study

​Latin Prefix sub-

What is a prefix?

Some prefixes give adjectives, nouns and verbs a particular meaning.​

For example, when the prefix un- is added to the word happy, it creates the word unhappy.

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​What is a prefix?

A prefix is an affix that is placed before the stem of a word. Therefore, PRE- is a prefix that means before.

What do you notice about these words?

Multiple Choice

What is the primary function of a submarine?

• To transport goods

• To explore outer space

• To navigate underwater

• To fly in the air

Multiple Choice

What does the term 'submerge' refer to in the context of this image?

• to float on the surface

• to go underwater

• to rise above water

• to swim alongside

Multiple Choice

What is the primary mode of transportation depicted in the image?

• bus

• subway

• taxi

• train

Multiple Choice

Which sentence best explains the word subtitle as used in the image?

• It is the way actors move and speak in a movie.

• It is the written text at the bottom of the screen.

• It is the title of the movie shown before it starts.

• It is the music that plays softly during the scene.

Multiple Choice

What does the term 'subterranean' refer to in the context of this image?

• above ground

• underground

• in the sky

• on the surface

Multiple Choice

What does the term 'subordinate' refer to in a workplace context?

• a person of higher rank

• a person under control

• a person who is self-employed

• a person who is a freelancer

Open Ended

Write a sentence that correctly uses the word subconsciously.

Any Questions?