Vocabulary • Ch 1 - The Giver • Context Clues

She felt apprehensive about starting a new job.

 

What does the word 'apprehensive' mean?

• To remember something from the past

• Male or female, like being a boy or a girl

• To make someone very curious or interested

• Feeling worried or uncertain about something

It is important to dress appropriately for a job interview.

 

What does the word 'appropriate' mean?

• Suitable or fitting for a specific purpose

• To care for and help grow

• A deep understanding or realization

• Male or female, like being a boy or a girl

She hit the target with a direct shot.

 

What does the word 'direct' mean?

• To gesture someone to come closer

• A deep understanding or realization

• To give instructions or guide someone

• To think carefully and deeply about something

She stood quietly in the doorway of her empty old dwelling.

 

What does the word 'dwelling' mean?

• Absolutely necessary or very important things

• To gesture someone to come closer

• To make someone very curious or interested

• A place where people live

Parents play a crucial role in nurturing their children's growth and development.

 

What does the word 'nurture' mean?

• To remember something from the past

• To say words out loud from memory

• To break a rule or go against something

• To care for and help grow