Vocabulary • Ch 21 - Tuck Everlasting • Context Clues

The sound of ocean waves soothed her troubled mind.

 

What does the word 'soothed' mean?

• Something very valuable or important

• Making random sounds before speaking clearly

• Beating or throbbing in a rhythmic pattern

• To make someone feel calm and relaxed

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The toddler was babbling excitedly at the sight of her favorite toy.

 

What does the word 'babbling' mean?

• To bend down low with knees bent

• Having a strong, unpleasant smell or taste

• Making random sounds before speaking clearly

• Not giving up easily, demanding attention or action

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

She waited anxiously for the test results.

 

What does the word 'anxiously' mean?

• Feeling worried or nervous about something

• An easy and obvious decision or solution

• To bend down low with knees bent

• Making random sounds before speaking clearly

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

She held onto the precious heirloom tightly, afraid to let it out of her sight.

 

What does the word 'precious' mean?

• Something very valuable or important

• Feeling worried or nervous about something

• To beat or pulse with pain

• To make someone feel calm and relaxed

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

She was insistent on having her way.

 

What does the word 'insistent' mean?

• Feeling worried or nervous about something

• Something very valuable or important

• To beat or pulse with pain

• Not giving up easily, demanding attention or action

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

Her head throbbed with pain from the intense migraine.

 

What does the word 'throbbed' mean?

• Feeling worried or nervous about something

• Having a strong, unpleasant smell or taste

• To beat or pulse with pain

• Not giving up easily, demanding attention or action

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The music at the club was pulsing through the speakers.

 

What does the word 'pulsing' mean?

• Not giving up easily, demanding attention or action

• To beat or pulse with pain

• Beating or throbbing in a rhythmic pattern

• Something very valuable or important

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The cat crouched low in the grass, waiting to pounce on its prey.

 

What does the word 'crouched' mean?

• To bend down low with knees bent

• Feeling worried or nervous about something

• Making random sounds before speaking clearly

• Beating or throbbing in a rhythmic pattern

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The acrid smell of burning rubber filled the room.

 

What does the word 'acrid' mean?

• Beating or throbbing in a rhythmic pattern

• Not giving up easily, demanding attention or action

• Feeling worried or nervous about something

• Having a strong, unpleasant smell or taste

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The evidence presented in court made it an open-and-shut case.

 

What does the word 'open-and-shut' mean?

• To make someone feel calm and relaxed

• Not giving up easily, demanding attention or action

• To bend down low with knees bent

• An easy and obvious decision or solution

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4