Targeted International Exam_ MAP_PISA

VOCABULARY-Chapter1:How Nobody came to the Graveyard by Neil Gaiman

Target skills: Enhancing Vocabulary /Improving Listening Skills

 Standard: L.9. 4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-
meaning words and phrases based on grades 9–10 reading and content, choosing
flexibly from a range of strategies.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.4
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and
multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grades 9-
10 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of
strategies.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.4.A
Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence,
paragraph, or text; a word's position or function in a
sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
 Objectives
• Determine the contextual meaning of new
words
• Employ the given words in meaningful
sentences
• Compose a paragraph using the given words
 Vocabulary List - Chapter 1

1. stifled
2. accustomed
3. tendrils
4. Diffused
5. insinuated
6. treacherous
7. honed in
8. Casement
9. toddler
Starter: •How do I
determine the
meaning of new
words in
context?

Parts of Speech/Word parts

Connections, Grade 9, Chapter 4, Vocabulary  © Perfection Learning®  Reproduction for classroom use only. Slide 5
 Round Table ( 5 mins)
Determine the contextual
meanings of the words in bold.

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Connections, Grade 9, Chapter 4, Vocabulary  © Perfection Learning®  Reproduction for classroom use only. Slide 6
diffused (Verb):caused to be soft and spread out

The blinds diffused the light, making the room

dim.

In context:
The real moon shone through the casement window. Its
light was not bright, and it was diffused by the mist, but
the man Jack would not need much light.
Accustomed (adj): adapted

Sentence: Because I am from a warm climate, I

am not accustomed to this cold weather.

In context:
The man Jack’s eyes were
accustomed to the dim
moonlight, so he had no
desire to turn on an electric
light.
honed in ( verb ): focused on

Sentences: The teacher honed in on the

student who was texting during class.
Tendrils ( nouns): things that are thin and curly

Sentences: Tendrils of black hair framed her

face.
insinuated (verb): hinted
Sentence: The sneaky dog insinuated its head
onto the table and licked my plate.
Did you mean to insinuate that I am wrong?
(to hint at)

He inspected the bathroom, the kitchen,

the airing cupboard, and, finally, the downstairs hall, in
which there was nothing to be seen but the family’s
bicycles, a pile of empty shopping bags, a fallen diaper,
and the stray tendrils of fog that had insinuated
themselves into the hall from the open door to the street.
Which words best complete the following sentences?
( honed in – diffused – tendrils – accustomed)

1-The blinds 2- People in the UAE

_________________ are ____________ to
the light, making the the extreme heat in
room dim. the summer.

3-The missile 4- The plant’s

was __________________ ___________curled
____on its target. up the stick.
Stifled ( verb): to stop and prevent the
development of something

Sentence: Maria stifled a yawn with her hand.

High taxes were stifling private businesses.
Treacherous( adj) :involving hidden dangers
Sentences: Drivers are asked to stay home and
avoid the treacherous icy roads.
The path that goes over the rocks may be
treacherous.
Toddler(noun):
one who toddles, especially a young child 
learning to walk.
Sentence: The father of the toddler showed
exemplary patience.
casement (noun): a window or part of a window
set on a vertical hinge so that opens like a door

Sentence: The real moon shone through the

casement window.

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L1. Let’s Practice
 L2. Let’s Practice

L3. Employ words in meaningful sentences.

Plenary:
Quiz your
Partner

Partners quiz each others by

choosing words to be used in
sentences.