Vocabulary • Ch 5 - The Giver • Context Clues

The family performed a daily ritual of lighting candles before dinner.

 

What does the word 'ritual' mean?

• Scolded or disciplined for doing something wrong

• A special ceremony done in a certain way

• To strongly desire or want something a lot

• A way to help someone get better

The broken pieces of glass formed various fragments on the floor.

 

What does the word 'fragments' mean?

• Making bubbling sounds, like water flowing

• Broken pieces of something larger

• To strongly desire or want something a lot

• Scolded or disciplined for doing something wrong

The disquieting sound of footsteps echoed through the empty hallway.

 

What does the word 'disquieting' mean?

• Feelings or emotions that someone has

• The amount of medicine you take

• Making someone feel uneasy or worried

• Breaking a rule or doing something wrong

The teacher chastised the student for not doing their homework.

 

What does the word 'chastised' mean?

• Scolded or disciplined for doing something wrong

• To see something in a clear and bright way

• Strange or spooky in a creepy way

• A way to help someone get better

The police officer issued a ticket for the parking infraction.

 

What does the word 'infraction' mean?

• Breaking a rule or doing something wrong

• The amount of medicine you take

• Strange or spooky in a creepy way

• Feeling bad about doing something wrong