Clue at the Bottom of the Lake Vocab

"The cousins debriefed after lunch about the next clue"

What does the word "debrief" mean?

• Rest

• question someone or something

• laugh

• scream

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RI.5.4

"David recited his own notes he took from the library to his cousins"

What does the word "recite" mean?

• write

• look at

• question

• repeat aloud

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

"The cousins stopped to ponder what the engravings on the platters mean"

What does the word "ponder" mean?

• read

• discuss

• question

• think about something

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

"The McCoy's boasted about taking their fathers boat out"

What does the word "boasted" mean?

• talk

• brag

• lift

• strong desire

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RL.5.4

"Claire had a solemn look on her face when she was watching lost island for the thieves"

What does it mean to have a "solemn" face?

• very serious

• angry

• sleepy

• excited

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RL.5.4

"The cousins thought it was very peculiar seeing mud on Chef's pants and shoes"

What does the word "peculiar" mean?

• lame or boring

• happy or exciting

• strange or odd

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RL.5.4

"The cousins found a bundle of sticks by their fort"

What does the word "bundle" mean?

• things wrapped together

• a fort

• a stick

• things stuffed in a bag

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

"The fort is perched on top of a tree on the hill overlooking the lake"

What does the word "perched" mean?

• sit low on something

• sit high on something

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RL.5.4

"The cousins had to wade through the seaweed and cold water to get the duffle bag"

What does the word "wade" mean?

• dive

• move with little effort

• jump

• move with effort

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

"David's notes were messy because he wrote too fast, so Claire had to decipher them to the group so they would know what it says"

What does the word "decipher" mean?

• convert into an understandable form

• convert into a form that is not understandable

• rewrite

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RI.5.4