Vocabulary • Ch 9 - Into the Wild • Context Clues

The athlete needed to sustain her energy throughout the marathon.

 

What does the word 'sustain' mean?

• To dig up or uncover something buried

• A place where people live

• Being rude or disrespectful

• To keep something going or alive

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

She loved to dwell on positive thoughts.

 

What does the word 'dwell' mean?

• Being rude or disrespectful

• To live in or occupy a place

• To think and plan carefully before deciding

• To achieve or reach a goal

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The old couple's dwelling was a cozy cabin in the woods.

 

What does the word 'dwelling' mean?

• To be fixed or attached firmly

• To separate or remove something from another thing

• To achieve or reach a goal

• A place where people live

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

She sat at the piano, ready to compose a beautiful piece of music.

 

What does the word 'compose' mean?

• To strongly dislike or have contempt for

• To think and plan carefully before deciding

• To create or make something

• To separate or remove something from another thing

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The meaning of his message was obscure and difficult to decipher.

 

What does the word 'obscure' mean?

• Not trustworthy or loyal

• The shape or features of the land

• Hard to see or understand clearly

• Very thin or transparent material

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C