Vocabulary • Ch 13 - And Then There Were None • Context Clues

The book was bound in a beautiful leather cover.

 

What does the word 'bound' mean?

• To move or jump with energetic leaps

• Something that takes your attention away

• A very heavy rainfall or a rushing stream

• Trickery or lying to deceive someone

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The documentary provided a sobering perspective on the effects of climate change.

 

What does the word 'sobering' mean?

• The greatest or highest level or degree

• Understood or implied without being directly stated

• To move or jump with energetic leaps

• Making you feel serious or worried

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The detective saw through the suspect's deception and uncovered the truth.

 

What does the word 'deception' mean?

• To pretend or fake something

• Trickery or lying to deceive someone

• Being cautious or careful about something

• The greatest or highest level or degree

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The comedy show was a great diversion from the stressful week.

 

What does the word 'diversion' mean?

• A thin layer covering something up

• Something that takes your attention away

• A very heavy rainfall or a rushing stream

• To move or jump with energetic leaps

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

She moved through the yoga poses with the grace of a lithe cat.

 

What does the word 'lithe' mean?

• To be flexible and graceful in movement

• Understood or implied without being directly stated

• A thin layer covering something up

• To move or jump with energetic leaps

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4