Vocabulary • Ch 1 - The Giver • Context Clues

She felt apprehensive about starting a new job.

 

What does the word 'apprehensive' mean?

• To give instructions or guide someone

• Very upset or deeply troubled

• To break a rule or go against something

• Feeling worried or uncertain about something

It is important to dress appropriately for a job interview.

 

What does the word 'appropriate' mean?

• A place where people live

• Very upset or deeply troubled

• To say words out loud from memory

• Suitable or fitting for a specific purpose

She hit the target with a direct shot.

 

What does the word 'direct' mean?

• To care for and help grow

• To give instructions or guide someone

• Absolutely necessary or very important things

• Easy to feel or touch

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

 

What does the word 'dwelling' mean?

• To make someone very curious or interested

• The way someone usually behaves or feels

• A place where people live

• To remember something from the past

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

 

What does the word 'nurture' mean?

• The way someone usually behaves or feels

• Absolutely necessary or very important things

• To give instructions or guide someone

• To care for and help grow

She struggled to recollect the details of the conversation.

 

What does the word 'recollect' mean?

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

• To remember something from the past

• To give instructions or guide someone

• To break a rule or go against something

It is essential to eat a balanced diet for optimal health.

 

What does the word 'essential' mean?

• Feeling worried or uncertain about something

• To care for and help grow

• Absolutely necessary or very important things

• A deep understanding or realization

She made a firm resolve to quit smoking.

 

What does the word 'resolve' mean?

• To gesture someone to come closer

• To make a firm decision and stick with it

• Very upset or deeply troubled

• To think carefully and deeply about something

The novel's intricate plot left readers in a state of constant intrigue.

 

What does the word 'intrigue' mean?

• The way someone usually behaves or feels

• To make someone very curious or interested

• Feeling worried or uncertain about something

• To remember something from the past

She is fighting for equality and representation for all genders in society.

 

What does the word 'gender' mean?

• To make someone very curious or interested

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

• To make a firm decision and stick with it

• The way someone usually behaves or feels