Vocabulary • Ch 12 - The Kite Runner • Context Clues

It is important to correctly interpret the meaning of a complex text.

 

What does the word 'interpret' mean?

• To make a decision and stick with it

• How you think of yourself

• Friendly and likable

• To understand or explain the meaning of something

She tried to engage him in conversation, but he seemed uninterested.

 

What does the word 'engage' mean?

• To make a decision and stick with it

• To scold or punish someone for bad behavior

• To participate or become involved in something

• A prediction about how something will turn out

I have a query about the upcoming event.

 

What does the word 'query' mean?

• How you think of yourself

• To suggest something without directly saying it

• To participate or become involved in something

• A question or request for information

The doctors used radiation therapy to treat the cancer patient.

 

What does the word 'radiation' mean?

• To think carefully and deeply about something

• To figure out or decide something

• Not saying much or being quiet

• Energy that travels in waves or particles

The doctor delivered a positive prognosis for the patient's recovery.

 

What does the word 'prognosis' mean?

• A prediction about how something will turn out

• Never-ending or seeming like it goes on forever

• To think carefully and deeply about something

• To suggest something without directly saying it