Vocabulary • Ch 15 - The Hunger Games • Context Clues

The detective found a trace of evidence at the crime scene.

 

What does the word 'trace' mean?

• A way of seeing or understanding things

• Happening suddenly and without warning

• Strange or dreamlike in a surprising way

• A very tiny, almost invisible mark

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

She made a tentative decision to take the job offer.

 

What does the word 'tentative' mean?

• To show or display something clearly

• Harmful or toxic

• Not certain or definite

• Strange or dreamlike in a surprising way

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The company plans to establish a new branch in the city.

 

What does the word 'establish' mean?

• A very tiny, almost invisible mark

• A set amount or limit of something

• To set up or start something new

• Strange or dreamlike in a surprising way

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The evidence provided was sufficient to prove his innocence.

 

What does the word 'sufficient' mean?

• Enough to meet a need or requirement

• To start or begin something

• Happening suddenly and without warning

• Not certain or definite

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

It felt surreal to be standing on the moon.

 

What does the word 'surreal' mean?

• To encourage or inspire someone to do something

• Strange or dreamlike in a surprising way

• Not certain or definite

• Very noticeable or easy to see

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

She used inspiring words to motivate her team to achieve their goals.

 

What does the word 'motivate' mean?

• Harmful or toxic

• A very tiny, almost invisible mark

• To encourage or inspire someone to do something

• Found everywhere, all the time

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.RF.K.3C

Her perspective on the situation was completely different from mine.

 

What does the word 'perspective' mean?

• To show or display something clearly

• To encourage or inspire someone to do something

• A way of seeing or understanding things

• To set up or start something new

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The problem of air pollution is pervasive in many large cities around the world.

 

What does the word 'pervasive' mean?

• To make fun of someone or something

• Found everywhere, all the time

• Happening suddenly and without warning

• To start or begin something

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

She plans to initiate the project next week.

 

What does the word 'initiate' mean?

• A set amount or limit of something

• Strange or dreamlike in a surprising way

• To start or begin something

• Very noticeable or easy to see

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The athlete's skill and dedication manifested in their exceptional performance at the competition.

 

What does the word 'manifest' mean?

• To encourage or inspire someone to do something

• Strange or dreamlike in a surprising way

• To show or display something clearly

• To make fun of someone or something

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4