Vocabulary • Ch 3.21 - Unwind • Context Clues

The foreign correspondent reported on the breaking news from the war-torn country.

 

What does the word 'correspondent' mean?

• To come up with ideas together

• The main message or lesson of a story

• Someone who reports news from different places

• A thin layer of material covering something

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

He refused to accept any negative feedback on his performance.

 

What does the word 'negative' mean?

• To go in different directions

• Something that is not positive or good

• Something that is harmful or poisonous

• To move from its original position

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The two criminals planned the heist together, one acting as the lookout while the other acted as the accomplice to the crime.

 

What does the word 'accomplice' mean?

• To cut something into smaller pieces

• Someone who reports news from different places

• Having an old-fashioned or charmingly unusual style

• A person who helps with a crime

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

She found solace in the company of her friends.

 

What does the word 'solace' mean?

• To say something happened without proof

• Comfort or relief in a difficult time

• To accept and follow rules or requests

• Someone who reports news from different places

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

The executioner used a sharp sword to decapitate the criminal.

 

What does the word 'decapitate' mean?

• A person who helps with a crime

• The study of diseases and their causes

• To cut off someone's head

• Related to the brain and thinking

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3A