Vocabulary • Ch 6 - All Quiet on the Western Front • Context Clues

She sank into a deep despair when she realized she had lost everything.

 

What does the word 'despair' mean?

• Feeling very sad and hopeless

• Feeling sad and lonely, without hope

• To tie or fasten something together

• To be confined or restricted within limits

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The magician's disappearance was so instantaneous that the audience was left in awe.

 

What does the word 'instantaneous' mean?

• Something that can be heard

• Happening in a very short time

• To achieve or reach a goal

• Feeling very sad and hopeless

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

She sat at the piano, ready to compose a beautiful symphony.

 

What does the word 'compose' mean?

• A living thing that will eventually die

• To eat something hungrily and quickly

• To create or form something, such as a piece of music or a written work

• To go up or climb higher

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

She was bound by the terms of the contract.

 

What does the word 'bound' mean?

• To achieve or reach a goal

• Feeling sad and lonely, without hope

• To be confined or restricted within limits

• To eat something hungrily and quickly

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The magician used a special knot to bind the two ropes together.

 

What does the word 'bind' mean?

• To get smaller or decrease in size

• To tie or fasten something together

• To achieve or reach a goal

• Happening in a very short time

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

She yearns to travel the world and experience new cultures.

 

What does the word 'yearn' mean?

• To go up or climb higher

• To desire or long for something

• To get smaller or decrease in size

• Feeling sad and lonely, without hope

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

We must try our utmost to succeed in this endeavor.

 

What does the word 'utmost' mean?

• The very highest or greatest

• To eat something hungrily and quickly

• To state or declare as true

• Feeling sad and lonely, without hope

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

She sat on the park bench, her face worn and forlorn, as she contemplated her lost opportunity.

 

What does the word 'forlorn' mean?

• Feeling sad and lonely, without hope

• To state or declare as true

• To create or form something, such as a piece of music or a written work

• A small remaining piece or part

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The media often distorts the truth to fit their narrative.

 

What does the word 'distort' mean?

• To be confined or restricted within limits

• Happening in a very short time

• To change or twist something's shape

• A small remaining piece or part

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

She was able to find a small remnant of fabric to complete her sewing project.

 

What does the word 'remnant' mean?

• To desire or long for something

• To tie or fasten something together

• To achieve or reach a goal

• A small remaining piece or part

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4