Vocabulary • Ch 19 - The Giver • Context Clues

The atmosphere in the room was solemn as everyone mourned the loss.

 

What does the word 'solemn' mean?

• Being careful and not taking risks

• Serious or respectful in behavior or manner

• Communication using body movements or positions

• To make loud, emotional sounds with tears

Parents play a crucial role in nurturing their child's development.

 

What does the word 'nurture' mean?

• Serious or respectful in behavior or manner

• A set of steps to follow

• To help someone grow and develop

• Being careful and not taking risks

The child was squirming in his seat during the long car ride.

 

What does the word 'squirming' mean?

• Moving around uncomfortably or restlessly

• A container to hold things

• A set of steps to follow

• Feeling and understanding another person's emotions

Her poignant words touched the hearts of everyone in the room.

 

What does the word 'poignant' mean?

• Moving around uncomfortably or restlessly

• Feeling and understanding another person's emotions

• Very strong or touching feelings of sadness

• Something you know really well

The child wailed uncontrollably when he dropped his ice cream cone.

 

What does the word 'wailed' mean?

• When something blocks your breathing passage

• Very, very small or tiny

• To cry loudly and mournfully

• Communication using body movements or positions

She showed her empathetic nature by offering comfort to a grieving friend.

 

What does the word 'empathetic' mean?

• To help someone grow and develop

• Moving around uncomfortably or restlessly

• Being careful and not taking risks

• Understanding and sharing someone else's feelings

She placed the flowers in a ceramic receptacle.

 

What does the word 'receptacle' mean?

• Moving around uncomfortably or restlessly

• Communication using body movements or positions

• To quickly see something for a moment

• A container to hold things

Teeny-Weeny: She wore a teeny-weeny bikini to the beach.

 

What does the word 'teeny-weeny' mean?

• Very, very small or tiny

• A set of steps to follow

• A box made of cardboard or paper

• Feeling and understanding another person's emotions

She walked numbly through the crowded streets.

 

What does the word 'numbly' mean?

• Very strong or touching feelings of sadness

• Very, very small or tiny

• Something you know really well

• Not able to feel anything

She used subtle gestures to convey her true feelings.

 

What does the word 'gestures' mean?

• Communication using body movements or positions

• Not able to feel anything

• Understanding and sharing someone else's feelings

• A set of steps to follow