Vocabulary • Ch 1 - And Then There Were None • Context Clues

The news of his passing cast a grave shadow over the entire community.

 

What does the word 'grave' mean?

• A sudden strong windstorm with rain

• To declare someone not guilty

• A hole in the ground for burying people

• To go down or become lower

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

Her tone of voice indicated frustration.

 

What does the word 'tone' mean?

• Doing what is good and fair

• To find out what's wrong

• The feeling or mood of something

• To accept and follow rules or agreements

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The jury acquitted the defendant of all charges.

 

What does the word 'acquit' mean?

• Thinking you're better than everyone else

• To declare someone not guilty

• Very fancy and expensive

• To match or agree with something else

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

She looked into the mirror to reflect on her day.

 

What does the word 'reflect' mean?

• A hole in the ground for burying people

• To think deeply or ponder about something

• Doing what is good and fair

• To go down or become lower

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

She looked in the mirror to reflect on her appearance.

 

What does the word 'reflect' mean?

• To give up or surrender something

• A hole in the ground for burying people

• To think about or show back

• To think deeply or ponder about something

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Please correspond with me via email regarding the details of the meeting.

 

What does the word 'correspond' mean?

• A hole in the ground for burying people

• To match or agree with something else

• Coming after something else or later

• To declare someone not guilty

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

We must abide by the rules of the game in order to play.

 

What does the word 'abide' mean?

• To accept and follow rules or agreements

• To split or separate something in half

• To think deeply or ponder about something

• To think deeply about something

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The storm began to subside, allowing the sun to peek through the clouds.

 

What does the word 'subside' mean?

• The feeling or mood of something

• Thinking you're better than everyone else

• To go down or become lower

• Being careful and thorough in doing tasks

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

She tried to deceive him with her words, but he saw through her lies.

 

What does the word 'deceive' mean?

• Being careful and thorough in doing tasks

• To trick or fool someone on purpose

• A hole in the ground for burying people

• To find out what's wrong

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

She stood up for what was righteous, even when it wasn't popular.

 

What does the word 'righteous' mean?

• A sudden strong windstorm with rain

• To go down or become lower

• Doing what is good and fair

• A hole in the ground for burying people

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4