Vocabulary • Ch 22 - Tuck Everlasting • Context Clues

She had to push through the pain and exertion to finish the marathon.

 

What does the word 'exertion' mean?

• Very dry or thirsty

• The effort or energy used to do something

• Carefully or cautiously doing something

• Living in an empty building without permission

She stepped gingerly over the fragile glass shards.

 

What does the word 'gingerly' mean?

• A narrow path between rows of seats or shelves

• Carefully or cautiously doing something

• To speak very quietly in a hushed voice

• The time in the middle of the night

She walked down the aisle of the grocery store, carefully selecting each item she needed for her recipe.

 

What does the word 'aisle' mean?

• To feel strong dislike or revulsion

• Very dry or thirsty

• Building and fixing things with wood

• A narrow path between rows of seats or shelves

She ran her fingers across the soft velvet fabric.

 

What does the word 'velvet' mean?

• Feeling worried or nervous about something

• To hold tightly with your hand

• A soft, smooth fabric that feels nice

• To speak very quietly in a hushed voice

She was caught squatting in the abandoned house.

 

What does the word 'squatting' mean?

• The time in the middle of the night

• A rounded bump or raised part

• Living in an empty building without permission

• To hold tightly with your hand

The desert sun left the travelers feeling parched and desperate for water.

 

What does the word 'parched' mean?

• Very dry or thirsty

• Going up higher or getting taller

• The time in the middle of the night

• The way two things are not the same

She waited anxiously for the test results.

 

What does the word 'anxiously' mean?

• To speak very quietly in a hushed voice

• A rounded bump or raised part

• Feeling worried or nervous about something

• Living in an empty building without permission

The sight of the rotting food filled him with disgust.

 

What does the word 'disgust' mean?

• The effort or energy used to do something

• To feel strong dislike or revulsion

• The way two things are not the same

• Very dry or thirsty

She struggled to grasp the concept of quantum physics.

 

What does the word 'grasp' mean?

• To hold tightly with your hand

• The effort or energy used to do something

• Very dry or thirsty

• To hold or understand something firmly

The room spun dizzily as she tried to stand up.

 

What does the word 'dizzily' mean?

• Feeling unsteady and lightheaded, like spinning

• Feeling worried or nervous about something

• Going up higher or getting taller

• Carefully or cautiously doing something