Vocabulary • Ch 1.7 - Things Fall Apart • Context Clues

The hikers carefully descend the steep mountain trail.

 

What does the word 'descend' mean?

• To go downward or to lower position

• To jump or leap with energy

• Hard to find or catch

• To stop or come to an end

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

They reached an accord about the terms of their agreement.

 

What does the word 'accord' mean?

• An agreement or harmony between people

• To scold or criticize someone harshly

• To go downward or to lower position

• Not very crowded or filled with things

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The teacher gave a stern rebuke to the student for his disruptive behavior in class.

 

What does the word 'rebuke' mean?

• To stop or come to an end

• Pretended or faked, not real

• Not very crowded or filled with things

• To scold or criticize someone harshly

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

She feigned sickness to get out of going to the party.

 

What does the word 'feigned' mean?

• Pretended or faked, not real

• Hard to find or catch

• To jump or leap with energy

• Organs inside the body of an animal

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The contract states that I am bound to complete the project by the end of the month.

 

What does the word 'bound' mean?

• A sign that something is about to happen

• To stop or come to an end

• To jump or leap with energy

• An agreement or harmony between people

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The butterfly was elusive, fluttering just out of reach.

 

What does the word 'elusive' mean?

• Hard to find or catch

• To jump or leap with energy

• Sharp and curved part of a bird's claw

• An agreement or harmony between people

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The office was cluttered, except for a sparse number of documents on the desk.

 

What does the word 'sparse' mean?

• Organs inside the body of an animal

• Pretended or faked, not real

• Not very crowded or filled with things

• A sign that something is about to happen

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The eagle swooped down and caught its prey with its sharp talon.

 

What does the word 'talon' mean?

• To go downward or to lower position

• A sign that something is about to happen

• Plenty or a lot of something

• Sharp and curved part of a bird's claw

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

They were able to distill the essence of the novel into a short film.

 

What does the word 'distill' mean?

• Not very crowded or filled with things

• To stop or come to an end

• Pretended or faked, not real

• To take something pure from a mixture

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The archaeologist carefully examined the animal entrails for clues about its diet.

 

What does the word 'entrails' mean?

• Organs inside the body of an animal

• Pretended or faked, not real

• An agreement or harmony between people

• Sharp and curved part of a bird's claw

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4