Vocabulary • Ch 9 - Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry • Context Clues

The documentary shed light on the sobering realities of climate change.

 

What does the word 'sobering' mean?

• A sickness affecting the lungs and breathing

• To stop or come to an end

• Making you feel serious or thoughtful

• For an unknown or unspecified period of time

The protesters' chants and signs were designed to agitate the crowd.

 

What does the word 'agitate' mean?

• A sickness affecting the lungs and breathing

• Making you feel serious or thoughtful

• To sing or speak with a cheerful rhythm

• To shake or move something forcefully

Her face turned ashen when she heard the devastating news.

 

What does the word 'ashen' mean?

• Pale or gray in color, like ashes

• For an unknown or unspecified period of time

• To shake or move something forcefully

• To stop or come to an end

The project has been postponed indefinitely due to budget constraints.

 

What does the word 'indefinitely' mean?

• Making you feel serious or thoughtful

• To stop or come to an end

• For an unknown or unspecified period of time

• To sing or speak with a cheerful rhythm

The construction work must cease due to safety concerns.

 

What does the word 'cease' mean?

• Pale or gray in color, like ashes

• To shake or move something forcefully

• To stop or come to an end

• To sing or speak with a cheerful rhythm