Context Clues from The Novel
Context Clues from the Teacher
Picture Clues
From the Novel (ch. 9-16)
What's wrong?
100
“He watched the Sports Family house only sporadically now. What other proof did he need?”
What does sporadically mean?
Not constant or steady
100
Reyli nonchalantly walked into the classroom on the day of our vocabulary quiz.
What does nonchalantly mean?
Relaxed and calm in a way that shows that you do not care or are not worried about anything
100
What is the girl's name that Luke met?
Jen, or Jennifer
100
"John, they are here to steel our teacher's answer keys," I said.
Homophone Problem!
Steel - is not correct . (metal)
It should be steal! Steal (as in take)
200
“‘Luke Garner’ she announced solemnly, ‘ you have come to the right place. Forget that hiding - like-a-mole stuff. I’m your ticket out.”
What does solemnly mean?
Sad and serious; done or made sincerely
200
Many Irish immigrants came to America because they were suffering from potato famine.
What does the word famine mean?
A situation in which many people do not have enough food to eat
200
What food did Luke make that tasted like poison to his family?
bread
200
What were the weather like in Florida?
Subject-Verb agreement is wrong.
Were is wrong!
There is only one Florida so it should be was.
What was the weather like in Florida?
300
The stray dog was so malnourished that you could see his ribs.
What does malnourished mean?
Not eating enough food or not eating enough healthy food
300
What does Jen call 3rd children?
Shadow children
300
We started walking toward the noise and we saw a big whole in the ground.
Homophone issue!
Whole - something fully or complete
We started walking toward the noise and we saw a big hole in the ground.
400
“He could do it. It was possible. Theoretically.”
What does theoretically mean?
Relating to what is possible or imagined rather than to what is known to be true or real
400
Based on the image below, what might the word ominous mean if you see this place in a zoom in during a scary movie.
Suggesting that something bad is going to happen in the future
400
How many people had to leave the neighborhood before Luke knew it was safe to venture out to the sport family's house?
28
400
then pam and sam got into a fiery dispute about the impact of amazon's kindle on the act of reading.
Comma issue and Capitalization issue!
Then, Pam and Sam got into a fiery dispute about the impact of Amazon's Kindle on the act of reading.
500
“She shook her head and spread out her arms as if Luke should understand something from her rumpled sweatshirt and messy hair.”
What does rumpled mean?
To make something messy or wrinkled
500
The novel was worth a lot of money because it was a first edition that looked pristine.
What does pristine mean?
In perfect condition
500
What will Luke's signal to Jen be when he wants to see her?
The light in the back.
500
I've never seen no knight riding on no dog.
There are two negatives in the sentence! This is a NO NO!
I've never seen a knight riding on a dog.