Vocabulary • Ch 9 - Into the Wild • Context Clues

The athlete needed to sustain her energy throughout the marathon.

 

What does the word 'sustain' mean?

• To think and plan carefully before deciding

• Being rude or disrespectful

• Not trustworthy or loyal

• To keep something going or alive

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

She loved to dwell on positive thoughts.

 

What does the word 'dwell' mean?

• Layers of rock or soil below the ground

• Not trustworthy or loyal

• The shape or features of the land

• To live in or occupy a place

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

The old couple's dwelling was a cozy cabin in the woods.

 

What does the word 'dwelling' mean?

• To think and plan carefully before deciding

• To dig up or uncover something buried

• A place where people live

• To keep something going or alive

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

She sat at the piano, ready to compose a beautiful piece of music.

 

What does the word 'compose' mean?

• Not trustworthy or loyal

• To create or make something

• Very thin or transparent material

• To separate or remove something from another thing

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

The meaning of his message was obscure and difficult to decipher.

 

What does the word 'obscure' mean?

• Someone who doesn't have a permanent home

• Not trustworthy or loyal

• To strongly dislike or have contempt for

• Hard to see or understand clearly

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

They need to deliberate over the decision before making a final choice.

 

What does the word 'deliberate' mean?

• To keep something going or alive

• Pretending to be someone else

• To think and plan carefully before deciding

• To make someone do something

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

The topography of the region includes mountains, valleys, and rivers.

 

What does the word 'topography' mean?

• Being rude or disrespectful

• A place where people live

• The shape or features of the land

• Layers of rock or soil below the ground

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

It was sheer luck that he found his keys just before leaving.

 

What does the word 'sheer' mean?

• Pretending to be someone else

• Very thin or transparent material

• Someone who doesn't have a permanent home

• To dig up or uncover something buried

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

She needed to detach herself from the toxic relationship in order to find happiness and peace.

 

What does the word 'detach' mean?

• To separate or remove something from another thing

• The shape or features of the land

• Pretending to be someone else

• To think and plan carefully before deciding

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

She looked at him with disdain when he made the inappropriate joke.

 

What does the word 'disdain' mean?

• Layers of rock or soil below the ground

• A small part taken from a longer text

• To separate or remove something from another thing

• To strongly dislike or have contempt for

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4