Vocabulary • Ch 4 - A Wrinkle in Time • Context Clues

The meeting came to an abrupt end when the fire alarm went off.

 

What does the word 'abrupt' mean?

• Difficult to describe or put into words

• Happening suddenly and unexpectedly without warning

• To lift high with praise or honor

• 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

She felt a deep sense of apprehension as she walked into the haunted house.

 

What does the word 'apprehension' mean?

• Feeling worried or scared about something

• To go in a straight line

• Impossible to stop or prevent

• A flat area of land that is high

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The march of time is inexorable, no matter how much we may resist it.

 

What does the word 'inexorable' mean?

• Impossible to stop or prevent

• Showing the quickest and shortest way

• A person or animal that lives somewhere

• Having to do with the body

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

As the days passed, the water supply began to dwindle.

 

What does the word 'dwindle' mean?

• To go in a straight line

• To shrink or become smaller gradually

• Lasting for a very short time

• Not straight or aligned correctly

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The new park is a popular gathering place for both locals and visitors alike, attracting many inhabitants to enjoy its beauty.

 

What does the word 'inhabitant' mean?

• Having to do with the body

• To spread out or scatter widely

• A mythical creature with a human's upper body and a horse's lower body

• A person or animal that lives somewhere

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4