Identify the lexical meaning of the underlined words in the context.
1. If you had to (yank) on a door to open it, do you pull hard or use a key?
2. If a leaf (quivers) in the wind, does the leaf change colors or shake?
3. When someone is interested in the stars and (gazes) at them, is he looking or making wishes?
4. If a mouse knows that a cat is near, he may (scurry away) Will the mouse hurry or will he walk slowly?
5. If a policeman is (stern) with a person who runs a red light, is he telling jokes or being firm and strict?
6. If a woman is in a (panic) because she needs to make a phone call and can't find a phone, is she upset or scared?
7. If an office parking lot is (vacant) on Sunday because no one is at work, is it empty or busy?
8. If you did not get enough sleep and are (grumpy,) are you hungry or in a bad mood? 9. If a weatherman (informs) people it is going to storm, is he teasing them or letting them know?
yung may (.) ganto po meron sha underline
Answers & Comments
1. yank — to pull or extract with a quick vigorous movement.
2. quivers — to shake or move with a slight trembling motion.
3.gazes — to fix the eyes in a steady intent look often with eagerness or studious attention.
4. scurry away — move quickly, at a frenzied pace, and often also implies the urge to hide.
5.stern — having a definite hardness or severity of nature or manner.
6.panic — a sudden overpowering fright OR a sudden unreasoning terror often accompanied by mass flight widespread panic in the streets.
7.vacant — being without content or occupant a vacant seat on a bus a vacant room OR devoid of thought, reflection, or expression a vacant smile.
8.grumpy — having an irritable and unpleasant disposition.
9.inform — give (someone) facts or information; tell.
Ayan po yung underlined words tapos yung lexical meaning nila.