Vocabulary • Ch 1 - Lord of the Flies • Context Clues

The doctor's quick response was critical in saving the patient's life.

 

What does the word 'critical' mean?

• To move or go down from a higher place

• A loud noise or uproar

• To carefully analyze or judge something

• To keep going and not give up

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The comment made by the audience member was completely irrelevant to the discussion at hand.

 

What does the word 'irrelevant' mean?

• To guess or make an educated guess

• Not important or not related

• Doing something secretly or quietly

• To draw or follow the path of

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The context of the conversation helped me understand the meaning of their words.

 

What does the word 'context' mean?

• To keep going and not give up

• The words and ideas around something

• To move or go down from a higher place

• A loud noise or uproar

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The witness's testimony seemed to contradict what the accused had claimed.

 

What does the word 'contradict' mean?

• To say or do the opposite

• To keep going and not give up

• Feeling angry or upset about something

• Behaving properly and with good manners

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The singer received critical acclaim for her latest album.

 

What does the word 'acclaim' mean?

• To show or guide the way

• A loud noise or uproar

• To praise or celebrate someone or something

• Feeling angry or upset about something

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4