Conflict
Context
Stems 1
Stems 2
Stems 3
100

Type of conflict where someone is yelling and screaming at their sibling. 

What is man vs. man? 

100

Use your context clues to define the word in the sentence: 

The abandoned house gave off a foreboding feeling, with its dark windows, creaking doors, and an eerie silence that made Sarah’s skin crawl.

"Foreboding" definition: 

A) Sense that something bad will happen 

B) Sense of peace 

C) Sense of happiness and hope  

D) Sense of loneliness

What is A, sense that something bad will happen? 

100

Uni 

What is one? 

100

Graph 

What is write? 

100

Logy 

What is the study of? 

200

Type of conflict where someone is on trial for committing a crime and is going through the judicial system. 

What is man vs. society? 

200

Read the sentence below:  

After three hours of trying to fix the computer, Leo let out an exasperated sigh, rubbed his temples, and muttered, “I can’t take this anymore.”

Based on the sentence below, Leo is most likely feeling: 

A) Happy

B) Depressed

C) Calm

D) Frustrated 

What is D, frustrated? 

200

Tetra 

What is four? 

200

A

What is not?

200

Dys 

What is bad? 

300

Type of conflict represented below: 

Dee had to choose between telling Sid the truth about his identity in order to save the people in the burning church more quickly, or keeping his secret and possibly not being able to save them. 

What is man vs. self? 

300

Read the paragraph below and answer the question: 

During the debate, Maya remained unyielding, refusing to change her position even when others strongly disagreed. Her classmates tried to persuade her with facts and emotional stories, but Maya stayed firm, confident that her opinion was the right one.

Meaning of the word "unyielding" as it is used in the paragraph. 

A) Easily convinced
B) Unfair or rude
C) Strong and determined
D) Calm and quiet

What is C, strong and determined?

300

Terr

What is land/earth? 

300

Spec

What is look? 

300

Alter 

What is other? 

400

Type of conflict represented below: 

Your entire school is taking the math EOG when suddenly the test kicks everyone out for an entire hour, forcing you to be silent and test for most of the day. This causes you to be really tired and frustrated by 3:10 PM. 

What is man vs. technology? 

400

Read the sentence below and answer the question: 

Even after hours of discussion, the group was stuck in a state of impasse. No one could agree on a solution, and every suggestion led to more disagreement, with no progress being made.


The meaning of the word "impasse" as it is used in the sentence. 

A) being angry
B) having a serious argument
C) a situation that is not changing or getting better
D) an easy conversation 

What is C, a situation that is not changing or getting better?

400

Soph 

What is wisdom? 

400

Demo 

What is people? 

400

Ist 

What is one who? 

500

The 2 types of conflict are represented below: 

As Jake climbed higher, the freezing wind slammed against his face, and the snow made it hard to see. He struggled to take each step, feeling the thin air making it hard to breathe. The mountain was wild and dangerous, with steep cliffs and icy paths. Part of him wanted to give up and turn back, but another part pushed him to keep going. He had trained for this moment, and now he had to decide if he was strong enough to finish the climb.

What are man vs. nature and man vs. self? 

500

Read the sentence below.

The scientist normally took meticulous notes, but her most recent experiment failed because she overlooked one tiny detail.

Part A:
Meaning of the word "meticulous" as it is used in the sentence, based on your context clues. 

A) Careless and sloppy
B) Careful and specific

C) Confusing/hard to read

D) Rushed and distracted

Part B:
Context clue from the sentence that best helped you figure out the meaning of "meticulous"...

A) “The scientist"
B) “Her most recent experiment failed”
C) “She overlooked”
D) “Tiny detail”

What is D, tiny detail?

500

Intro 

What is into? 

500

Ject 

What is throw? 

500

Sur 

What is over?