Vocabulary • Ch 2 - Flowers for Algernon -- Novel • Context Clues

She formulated a hypothesis to test in her science experiment.

 

What does the word 'hypothesis' mean?

• To feel angry about something unfair

• Believing people are mostly selfish and dishonest

• Someone who is very smart and thinks a lot

• An educated guess or prediction

She is known for her intellectual pursuits and love of knowledge.

 

What does the word 'intellectual' mean?

• To feel angry about something unfair

• A flat area of high land

• To create or make something using parts

• Someone who is very smart and thinks a lot

She sat down at the piano to compose a beautiful piece of music.

 

What does the word 'compose' mean?

• A special way of doing something

• To create or make something using parts

• A message or note added at the end

• The person in charge of a school

She refined her painting technique through years of diligent practice.

 

What does the word 'technique' mean?

• To feel angry about something unfair

• Something good, happy, or favorable

• A special way of doing something

• The period of time between two things

She has a positive outlook on life.

 

What does the word 'positive' mean?

• An educated guess or prediction

• Something good, happy, or favorable

• A flat area of high land

• The period of time between two things

The team will be attending the annual convention in Las Vegas.

 

What does the word 'convention' mean?

• A large gathering of people with shared interests

• A special molecule that helps break down food

• To create or make something using parts

• The person in charge of a school

She added a postscript to the letter with a final thought.

 

What does the word 'postscript' mean?

• Study of the brain and nervous system

• A message or note added at the end

• To create or make something using parts

• A flat area of high land

The doctor specializes in the field of neurology.

 

What does the word 'neurology' mean?

• A special molecule that helps break down food

• Someone who is very smart and thinks a lot

• Study of the brain and nervous system

• To shrink away in fear or anxiety

The terrified child would cower in the corner of the room.

 

What does the word 'cower' mean?

• To shrink away in fear or anxiety

• To feel angry about something unfair

• Despite something, still happening or being true

• An educated guess or prediction

The hiker reached the plateau at the top of the mountain and admired the breathtaking view.

 

What does the word 'plateau' mean?

• To shrink away in fear or anxiety

• Relating to the medical care of bones and muscles

• A special molecule that helps break down food

• A flat area of high land