DIRECTIONS: Read each sentence. Determine the meaning of the word using clues from the sentence or knowledge you already have. Then explain what it was that helped you find the
meaning of the word.
1. When parents said she go to the party, she got all melodramatic, began to
cry and accusing her parents of wanting her to be a social failure.
What does it mean?
2. Several days after Rory had already been blamed and punished for what Tom had done, Tom
began to feel his first, sharp pangs of remorse. What does it mean?
3. Allen so often made jokes about things, and failed to take things seriously, that at first it was
hard for the others to believe that this time he was being earnest. What does it mean?
4. demeanor was such that only people who knew her really, really well could tell when
something was bothering her.
What does it mean?
5. The team rallied around their star player, even though now that his leg was broken, the
chances of winning the championship were dismal. What does it mean?

1.Melodramatic means to be overdramatic, this helps you understand the sentence more because it makes everything more clear on why she was crying and accusing her parents
2. a sharp pang of remorse basically stating that an intense hurt that had come on suddenly or in shorter terms a deep sadness and pain, this explains that Tom feels horrible because of how Rory is blaming him and punishing him and he is just starting to understand
3. Earnest is to show the results from showing or being sincere and in simpler words being focused on whatever your goal is, this shows that in the beginning Allen made jokes and seemed like a lighthearted kid who didn’t care about what was going on around him then one day he became more serious and started to care for his surroundings
4. Demeanor is how someone behaves and how someone presents themselves the sentence is saying that when something was off about the girl when you really knew her you could tell when something was wrong when she was upset or happy or depressed
5. Dismal means depressing or dreary, the team was sad, depressed, somber about the championship was no longer able to be won

Hope this helps