Vocabulary • Ch 1 - Lord of the Flies • Context Clues

The doctor's quick response was critical in saving the patient's life.

 

What does the word 'critical' mean?

• To carefully analyze or judge something

• A loud noise or uproar

• Serious and not playful or silly

• Feeling angry or upset about something

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The comment made by the audience member was completely irrelevant to the discussion at hand.

 

What does the word 'irrelevant' mean?

• Not important or not related

• Fully aware of thoughts and surroundings

• To guess or make an educated guess

• To draw or follow the path of

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The context of the conversation helped me understand the meaning of their words.

 

What does the word 'context' mean?

• The words and ideas around something

• Serious and not playful or silly

• To draw or follow the path of

• Feeling angry or upset about something

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The witness's testimony seemed to contradict what the accused had claimed.

 

What does the word 'contradict' mean?

• Fully aware of thoughts and surroundings

• To say or do the opposite

• To move or go down from a higher place

• To keep going and not give up

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

The singer received critical acclaim for her latest album.

 

What does the word 'acclaim' mean?

• Doing something secretly or quietly

• To draw or follow the path of

• To praise or celebrate someone or something

• Feeling angry or upset about something

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The detective carefully examined the crime scene for any trace of evidence.

 

What does the word 'trace' mean?

• To keep going and not give up

• To go down or come down to a lower position

• Not important or not related

• To find or discover evidence or clues

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The detective found a trace of evidence at the crime scene.

 

What does the word 'trace' mean?

• Feeling angry or upset about something

• Not important or not related

• To praise or celebrate someone or something

• To draw or follow the path of

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

She was indignant at the unfair treatment she received.

 

What does the word 'indignant' mean?

• Feeling angry or upset about something

• A breathing problem that makes it hard to breathe

• Behaving properly and with good manners

• To separate or unhook something from another

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

She gave direct instructions on how to complete the task.

 

What does the word 'direct' mean?

• A breathing problem that makes it hard to breathe

• To guess or make an educated guess

• To show or guide the way

• The words and ideas around something

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The protesters filled the streets with their loud clamor for justice.

 

What does the word 'clamor' mean?

• To carefully analyze or judge something

• A loud noise or uproar

• Serious and not playful or silly

• The words and ideas around something

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4