Vocabulary • Ch 24 - The Westing Game • Context Clues

She always checks her locks multiple times, convinced someone is trying to break in.

 

What does the word 'paranoid' mean?

• To say something is very wrong or bad

• Feeling overly afraid or suspicious of others

• A person who is extremely obsessed or devoted to something

• A feeling inside that tells you right from wrong

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

He couldn't ignore his conscience, so he confessed to his wrongdoing.

 

What does the word 'conscience' mean?

• To twist and squirm in discomfort

• A person who is extremely obsessed or devoted to something

• A feeling inside that tells you right from wrong

• To cause extreme physical or mental pain

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

She was such a fanatic about the band that she attended every concert and collected all their merchandise.

 

What does the word 'fanatic' mean?

• Extreme physical or emotional pain

• Feeling overly afraid or suspicious of others

• A person who is extremely obsessed or devoted to something

• To cause extreme physical or mental pain

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The injured snake continued to writhe in pain after being stepped on.

 

What does the word 'writhe' mean?

• Feeling overly afraid or suspicious of others

• Extreme physical or emotional pain

• To twist and squirm in discomfort

• To say something is very wrong or bad

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The judge will condemn the criminal to a lengthy prison sentence.

 

What does the word 'condemn' mean?

• To say something is very wrong or bad

• A person who is extremely obsessed or devoted to something

• Feeling overly afraid or suspicious of others

• A feeling inside that tells you right from wrong

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4