Vocabulary • Ch 20 - The Fault in Our Stars • Context Clues

She delivered a heartfelt eulogy at her friend's funeral.

 

What does the word 'eulogy' mean?

• To think carefully and deeply about something

• To feel angry or bitter about something

• A speech honoring someone who has died

• A long and exciting story

She experienced an acute pain in her shoulder.

 

What does the word 'acute' mean?

• Very sharp or intense

• To say nice things about someone who passed away

• To feel angry or bitter about something

• A speech honoring someone who has died

The movie was an epic adventure that kept us on the edge of our seats.

 

What does the word 'epic' mean?

• A long and exciting story

• A flat area of land at a higher level

• To think carefully and deeply about something

• To say nice things about someone who passed away

The hiker reached a plateau after climbing for hours.

 

What does the word 'plateau' mean?

• To feel angry or bitter about something

• Rhetorical Question: A question that you don't expect an answer to

• A flat area of land at a higher level

• Very sharp or intense

The speaker asked a rhetorical question to make the audience think, but didn't expect an answer.

 

What does the word 'rhetorical question' mean?

• To feel angry or bitter about something

• Rhetorical Question: A question that you don't expect an answer to

• A speech honoring someone who has died

• To create or make something, like a poem or music