Vocabulary • Ch 13 - Frankenstein • Context Clues

She asked her brother to accompany her to the concert.

 

What does the word 'accompany' mean?

• To go somewhere with someone

• To mean or convey a message

• Happening or active at night

• To forcefully seize or grab something

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The proportion of students who passed the exam was higher than expected.

 

What does the word 'proportion' mean?

• Happening or active at night

• Comparing parts to see how they fit

• To mean or convey a message

• Being able to move quietly and secretly

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The rope was used to bind his hands together.

 

What does the word 'bind' mean?

• Extremely miserable or lacking self-esteem

• To lie or trick someone intentionally

• To tie or fasten something together

• To go somewhere with someone

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The squalid conditions of the dilapidated building were unfit for habitation.

 

What does the word 'squalid' mean?

• To mean or convey a message

• To go somewhere with someone

• Being able to move quietly and secretly

• Very dirty and not well cared for

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

She was a master of deceit, manipulating those around her with her lies.

 

What does the word 'deceit' mean?

• A person who wanders or travels a lot

• Happening or active at night

• To forcefully seize or grab something

• To lie or trick someone intentionally

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The subsequent events led to a major change in the company's strategy.

 

What does the word 'subsequent' mean?

• Happening or active at night

• Being able to move quietly and secretly

• A very lazy and slow animal

• Coming after or happening next

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

She lived in abject poverty for many years.

 

What does the word 'abject' mean?

• Extremely miserable or lacking self-esteem

• Very dirty and not well cared for

• To forcefully seize or grab something

• Being able to move quietly and secretly

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The breathtakingly beautiful view ravished the hiker as he reached the mountain peak.

 

What does the word 'ravish' mean?

• A deep understanding or realization

• A person who wanders or travels a lot

• To go somewhere with someone

• To forcefully seize or grab something

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

The agile cheetah effortlessly raced through the grassland.

 

What does the word 'agile' mean?

• Able to move quickly and easily

• Comparing parts to see how they fit

• To lie or trick someone intentionally

• To tie or fasten something together

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

The musician's fingers danced across the piano keys, creating a captivating cadence.

 

What does the word 'cadence' mean?

• Able to move quickly and easily

• A deep understanding or realization

• The rhythm or beat of music

• Comparing parts to see how they fit

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4