Vocabulary • Ch 9 - Into the Wild • Context Clues

The athlete needed to sustain her energy throughout the marathon.

 

What does the word 'sustain' mean?

• Hard to see or understand clearly

• To live in or occupy a place

• To keep something going or alive

• Not trustworthy or loyal

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?

• To live in or occupy a place

• To make someone do something

• To strongly dislike or have contempt for

• Hard to see or understand clearly

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

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

 

What does the word 'dwelling' mean?

• A small part taken from a longer text

• Hard to see or understand clearly

• To achieve or reach a goal

• A place where people live

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 piece of music.

 

What does the word 'compose' mean?

• To create or make something

• A small part taken from a longer text

• A place where people live

• To strongly dislike or have contempt for

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

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

 

What does the word 'obscure' mean?

• To strongly dislike or have contempt for

• To think and plan carefully before deciding

• Hard to see or understand clearly

• To dig up or uncover something buried

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

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

 

What does the word 'deliberate' mean?

• To make someone do something

• To separate or remove something from another thing

• To think and plan carefully before deciding

• Being rude or disrespectful

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

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

 

What does the word 'topography' mean?

• A place where people live

• The shape or features of the land

• Being rude or disrespectful

• To achieve or reach a goal

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?

• Very thin or transparent material

• Pretending to be someone else

• To be fixed or attached firmly

• A small part taken from a longer text

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 strongly dislike or have contempt for

• To separate or remove something from another thing

• Not trustworthy or loyal

• Layers of rock or soil below the ground

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?

• Being rude or disrespectful

• To strongly dislike or have contempt for

• To be fixed or attached firmly

• Pretending to be someone else

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4