context clues/vocab
Maya was stunned by the surprise. No words would come to her. She was MUTE.
What does MUTE mean?
moat is to castle as tie is to:------
(hint: think about where a moat is)
neck
What does this mean? "A blessing in disguise?"
Something good comes out of a bad or challenging situation
My wife is as busy as a bee in the mornings.
What is the simile?
busy as a bee
The prince LACED golden ribbons into her braided hair.
What is the meaning of LACED?
intertwined
The festival was bright and colorful, but Danny's clothes were PALLID and lacked vibrancy.
What is the definition of PALLID?
elephant is to lumbers as moth is to ________
(hint: lumbers describes a way of movement)
flutters/flies
What doe this idiom mean: Costs an arm and a leg?
very expensive!
What words are simile?
brave as a lion
“There was nothing to do but flop down on the shabby little couch and howl.” Which word in this quoted sentence indicates the couple’s poverty?
shabby
In times of crisis, police officers must appear nonchalant while helping upset citizens.
What does nonchalant mean?
hint: high strung, nervous or calm?
What is calm?
horrid is to bad as great is to :
(hint: hard? good? kind?
good
(something that is horrid is very bad and something that is great is very good)
What does this idiom mean: " The ball is in your court?"
Don’t trust his words, he is cunning like a fox.
What words are simile?
cunning like a fox
1) It is common knowledge that you are not supposed to cheat. So why do so many students still do it? They jeaporadize their chance for success and graduation.
What does jeapordize mean ?
Endanger
The defendant felt vindicated when the truth became known and all charges were dropped against him.
In this sentence what does vindicated mean-and what words give you a hint?
charges dropped,
Cleared from blame, let go
ugly is to beauty as cold is to ---?
(hint: how are ugly/beauty related?)
warmth
What does this idiom mean: You bit off more than you can chew"
you took on too much work than could be done
The expression on her face was as cold as ice.
What is the simile?
cold as ice
The signed baseball was a genuine Hank Aaron-they checked it thoroughly by an expert and found out it was worth alot of money !
What does genuine mean?
real/true/
The author says many modern-day fish evolved from earlier more simple types of fish. Based on the information in the passage, what does EVOLVED mean?...
grew from simple to more complex.
large is to big as kind is to----?
(hint: what is large/big ? do they meant the same or different?).
nice
a synonym for kind is nice
what does this idiom mean: "You hit the nail on the head!"
You did or said something that is exactly correct!
My uncle is as blind as a bat without his spectacles.
What is the simile?
blind as a bat
He put two and two together and calculated who had done such a prank.
What does calculated mean
added up/figured out/concocted