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 carefully analyze or judge something

• A loud noise or uproar

• Serious and not playful or silly

• Feeling angry or upset about something

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

 

What does the word 'irrelevant' mean?

• Not important or not related

• Fully aware of thoughts and surroundings

• To guess or make an educated guess

• To draw or follow the path of

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

 

What does the word 'context' mean?

• The words and ideas around something

• Serious and not playful or silly

• To draw or follow the path of

• Feeling angry or upset about something

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

 

What does the word 'contradict' mean?

• Fully aware of thoughts and surroundings

• To say or do the opposite

• To move or go down from a higher place

• To keep going and not give up

The singer received critical acclaim for her latest album.

 

What does the word 'acclaim' mean?

• Doing something secretly or quietly

• To draw or follow the path of

• To praise or celebrate someone or something

• Feeling angry or upset about something

The detective carefully examined the crime scene for any trace of evidence.

 

What does the word 'trace' mean?

• To keep going and not give up

• To go down or come down to a lower position

• Not important or not related

• To find or discover evidence or clues

The detective found a trace of evidence at the crime scene.

 

What does the word 'trace' mean?

• Feeling angry or upset about something

• Not important or not related

• To praise or celebrate someone or something

• To draw or follow the path of

She was indignant at the unfair treatment she received.

 

What does the word 'indignant' mean?

• Feeling angry or upset about something

• A breathing problem that makes it hard to breathe

• Behaving properly and with good manners

• To separate or unhook something from another

She gave direct instructions on how to complete the task.

 

What does the word 'direct' mean?

• A breathing problem that makes it hard to breathe

• To guess or make an educated guess

• To show or guide the way

• The words and ideas around something

The protesters filled the streets with their loud clamor for justice.

 

What does the word 'clamor' mean?

• To carefully analyze or judge something

• A loud noise or uproar

• Serious and not playful or silly

• The words and ideas around something