Vocabulary • Ch 1.1 - I Am Malala • Context Clues

She asked her friend to accompany her to the concert.

 

What does the word 'accompany' mean?

• Able to do things by itself

• To go together with someone or something

• Not able to read or write

• Treating everyone the same, without favoritism

She made a resolution to exercise every day.

 

What does the word 'resolve' mean?

• To make a firm decision and stick to it

• Treating everyone the same, without favoritism

• Not able to read or write

• Two lines of rhyming poetry

The two families have been locked in a bitter feud for generations.

 

What does the word 'feud' mean?

• To make a firm decision and stick to it

• Very important and necessary for success

• Having good luck or fortune

• A long and angry fight between two people or groups

They were unable to resolve their dispute and decided to involve a mediator.

 

What does the word 'dispute' mean?

• A disagreement or argument between people

• The natural world that surrounds us

• A journey to a special place for religion

• Two lines of rhyming poetry

The illiterate man struggled to read the newspaper.

 

What does the word 'illiterate' mean?

• Two lines of rhyming poetry

• Not able to read or write

• Having good luck or fortune

• To make a firm decision and stick to it

The critical decision had to be made by the end of the day.

 

What does the word 'critical' mean?

• Very important and necessary for success

• The edge of an unexplored or settled area

• To go together with someone or something

• To make a firm decision and stick to it

The lawyer made a passionate appeal to the jury, hoping to sway their decision.

 

What does the word 'appeal' mean?

• To go together with someone or something

• To ask for help or support

• Having good luck or fortune

• Very important and necessary for success

It is important to protect and preserve our natural environment for future generations.

 

What does the word 'environment' mean?

• A group of people who defend their community

• Not able to read or write

• To go together with someone or something

• The natural world that surrounds us

Explorers faced many challenges on the frontier as they ventured into uncharted territories.

 

What does the word 'frontier' mean?

• The edge of an unexplored or settled area

• A group of people who defend their community

• Two lines of rhyming poetry

• Having a strong, sharp smell or taste

The school decided to expel the student for repeated violations of the code of conduct.

 

What does the word 'expel' mean?

• A group of people who defend their community

• To force someone to leave

• Very religious and devoted to god

• Two lines of rhyming poetry