Vocabulary • Ch 13 - The Witch of Blackbird Pond • Context Clues

She decided to confide in her best friend about her secret.

 

What does the word 'confide' mean?

• Not important or related to the topic

• To tell a secret or share something personal

• A decision or a promise to do something

• To feel confused or puzzled

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The intricate puzzle perplexed the students.

 

What does the word 'perplex' mean?

• To tell a secret or share something personal

• To lose something as a penalty

• To feel confused or puzzled

• Playing tricks or causing small, playful trouble

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

She had to stifle a giggle during the serious meeting.

 

What does the word 'stifle' mean?

• To lose something as a penalty

• To cut or shape something by chopping

• Having strong and overwhelming feelings for someone

• To stop or hold back something

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The comment made by the audience was completely irrelevant to the topic being discussed.

 

What does the word 'irrelevant' mean?

• To get smaller or decrease gradually

• To make small, repetitive movements or actions

• Feeling extremely happy and excited

• Not important or related to the topic

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

Her provocative attire turned heads as she walked into the room.

 

What does the word 'provocative' mean?

• Not important or related to the topic

• Causing strong reactions or feelings in others

• A lung condition that makes breathing difficult

• Acting quickly without thinking clearly or calmly

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

She displayed an arrogant attitude towards her classmates.

 

What does the word 'arrogant' mean?

• A decision or a promise to do something

• To stop or hold back something

• Thinking you are better than others

• A lung condition that makes breathing difficult

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

She offered a contrite apology for her mistake.

 

What does the word 'contrite' mean?

• Acting quickly without thinking clearly or calmly

• Happy and carefree

• Thinking you are better than others

• Feeling truly sorry for something done

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

She couldn't shake off the growing sense of foreboding that something bad was about to happen.

 

What does the word 'foreboding' mean?

• A feeling that something bad may happen

• Playing tricks or causing small, playful trouble

• A decision or a promise to do something

• Causing strong reactions or feelings in others

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The carpenter used a sharp tool to hew the wood into shape.

 

What does the word 'hew' mean?

• To cut or shape something by chopping

• Not important or related to the topic

• To make small, repetitive movements or actions

• To tell a secret or share something personal

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

She became infatuated with him after only one date.

 

What does the word 'infatuated' mean?

• A feeling that something bad may happen

• To get smaller or decrease gradually

• Feeling extremely happy and excited

• Having strong and overwhelming feelings for someone

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4