WorksheetsVocabulary #2 The Inheritance Games Chapters 31-60 Context Clues
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
"A figure grappled with a near-vertical section on the wall,
at least twenty feet up, with no harness. Jameson." (pg. 128)
to climb up a wall with help from someone else
to hang from a wall by only your fingers
to seize in a grip, take hold of something by holding on with your hands
to jump off a wall into a pool of water
“Heiress and I,” Jameson replied pointedly, “are following a hunch,
doubtlessly wasting sinful amounts of time on what I’m sure you would consider
to be nonsensical flapdoodle.” (pg. 132)
a feeling of uncertainty or confusion.
a plan or scheme to deceive someone.
a foolish or meaningless idea.
an impression that something might be the case.
“Heiress and I,” Jameson replied pointedly, “are following a hunch,
doubtlessly wasting sinful amounts of time on what I’m sure you would consider
to be nonsensical flapdoodle.” (pg. 132)
If something is too difficult to understand
If something has no intelligent meaning
If something is too easy to understand
If something is too expensive
I wasn’t sure if he was pumping me for information or commiserating. “Your
mother is something else,” I said. (pg. 169)
People who pump for information are trying to get something out of you.
People who commiserate have the same negative feelings about something.
People who commiserate are trying to make you feel better.
People who pump for information are trying to make you feel better.
“Emily just wanted to have fun. She had a heart condition, congenital. Her parents were ridiculously overprotective. They never let her do anything as a kid. She got a transplant when she was thirteen, and after that, she just wanted to live.”
(pg. 192)
Present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development
Present at birth and not at all hereditary
Acquired during childhood
Known after birth that was inherited from the parents
Eventually, we found it, small knots in the wood where the board met up with
the balusters. (pg. 198)
A type of knot used to tie two pieces of wood together
A type of wood used to make staircases
a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling
A type of tool used to cut wood
Then again, Hawthorne House was so gargantuan that an entire
professional baseball team could be living there and I might have no idea.
(pg. 204)
Use the word gargantuan to describe something so small that small just isn't, well, small enough to accurately describe it.
Use the word gargantuan to describe something so expensive that expensive just isn't, well, expensive enough to accurately describe it.
Use the word gargantuan to describe something so complicated that complicated just isn't, well, complicated enough to accurately describe it.
use the word gargantuan to describe something so big that big just isn't, well, big enough to accurately describe it.
She didn’t have a single fake expletive to
share on the topic of Thea moving in, and she cut our back-and-forth short
without any commentary whatsoever on the Hawthorne brothers’ physiques. I
asked if everything was okay. (pg 205)
An expletive is a word that is used to show you are excited.
An expletive is a swear word, a curse you let out when you are startled or mad.
An expletive is word that is used to show how much you care about someone.
An expletive is a type of word that is used to describe your emotions towards your friends.
Xander didn’t let me ruminate for long. Instead, he dragged me off to what he
declared to be his fourth-favorite room in the House. (pg. 206)
To ruminate means to talk about something for a long time.
To ruminate means to make a loud noise.
To ruminate means to act quickly.
When you ruminate, it means you are thinking very deeply about something.
I stepped into his “lair” and saw... a machine? Contraption probably would
have been the more accurate term. (pg. 206)
a laboratory where you build and design
a den where you watch tv and play games
a fortress where the rich sleep
a hiding place, especially a secret hideout
“Constantine is Zara’s second husband. The marriage is recent, and Xander’s
always been a fan of loopholes.” (pg. 214)
A loophole is a way to get around working when you can just collect money from the government instead.
A loophole is an accidental technicality or unclear section of a written document that allows someone to avoid following a rule or fulfilling an obligation.
A loophole is a way to get around a written contract that is done intentionally.
A loophole is a way to get around a debt that allows someone to get out of paying their bills.
As soon as they pulled up, Oren rattled off coordinates: where
we’d been when we were shot, the direction the bullets had come from, the
trajectory. (pg. 217)
the path followed by an object moving through space
the angle of an object thrown
the speed of an object that was thrown
the force of an object that was thrown from a person
“Where is Mr. Laughlin?” Oren asked, his tone conversational, but I heard
the question—and the implication underneath. He’s not here. Is he a good shot?
Would he— (pg. 220)
A direct statement of fact
An opinion or judgment that can be proved
A meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred
A rhetorical question
Even though I’d calmed down a little,
I still scanned for threats, and I saw one: Rebecca Laughlin, standing in the
doorway. Her face looked even paler than usual, her hair as red as blood. She
looked shell-shocked. (pg. 227)
excited, energetic, and enthusiastic as a result of euphoric happiness
feeling of joy, happiness, and contentment after a wonderful experience
feeling of anger, rage, and hostility as a result of hearing great news
mentally confused, upset, or exhausted as a result of a highly stressful or disturbing and often unexpected event or experience
“I know a forensic investigator,” Oren said evenly. “He works alongside an
equally skilled hacker. They’ll take a deep dive into everyone’s finances and cell
phone records... (pg. 231)
Forensics is the science behind investigating crimes and studying the evidence left at a crime scene.
A forensic investigator is someone who illegally accesses computers.
A forensic investigator is person who locks up criminals.
Forensics involve planting evidence at a crime scene.
“She’s the only person I’ve let past the gates,” Oren assured me. “Frankly,
she’s the only one I intend to let past those gates for the foreseeable future.”
(pg. 232)
as far in the past as I can remember
as far in the past as I can predict
as far in the future as I can predict
as far in the future as I can remember
“You’ll go nowhere without me,” Oren told me, steel in his voice. “Not on the
estate, not in the House. Nowhere, you understand? I was always close by. Now
I get to play visible deterrent.” (pg 235)
A way to encourage someone to do something that they normally don't want to do.
A way to motivate someone to do something
A thing that discourages or is intended to discourage someone from doing something
A way to reward someone for doing something that you want them to do
“Well, my other suggestion involves preemptively whacking the entire
Hawthorne family, and I was afraid you’d take that as a euphemism.” (pg. 242)
an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh
A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable
A word or phrase used to refer to something else in a figurative way
A phrase that is used to describe something in a more vivid way
“Are people being uncouth without me again?” Xander asked, popping up
between Thea and me and breaking Thea’s hold. “How rude.” (pg. 249)
When you're at a fancy dinner party, if you wear a tuxedo, bring a gift for the host, and use the correct utensils, people will probably say you are uncouth, meaning vulgar and ill-mannered.
When you're at a fancy dinner party, if you talk appropriately, use your manners and wear nice clothes, people will probably say you are uncouth.
When you're at a fancy dinner party, if you burp after you eat, use your fingers to spread butter on your bread, and hang spoons from your nose, people will probably say you are uncouth, meaning vulgar and ill-mannered.
When you're at a fancy dinner party, if you talk about inappropriate topics, chew with your mouth open, and wear too much perfume, people will probably say you are uncouth, meaning childish and polite.
“And what a travesty it would be,” Jameson replied, circling his brother, “if
anything happened to me.” (pg. 252)
A travesty is a type of tragedy that occurs when something great happens to someone bad.
A travesty is a type of comedy that occurs to the main character.
A travesty is a cheap mockery, usually of something or someone serious, such as a travesty of someone dying.
A travesty is a type of poem that occurs in a type of literature.
