Context Clues Excerpt 2

Context Clues Excerpt 2

Read the passage below carefully. Use context clues to identify the meanings of unfamiliar word.

"Please come back and finish your story!" Alice called after it; and the others all joined in chorus, " Yes, please do!" but the Mouse only shook its head impatiently, and walked a little quicker

Context clues 2

"What a pity it wouldn't stay!" sighed the Lory, as soon as it was quite out of sight; and an old Crab took the opportunity of saying to her daughter "Ah, my dear! Let this be a lesson to you never to lose YOUR temper!" " Hold your tongue, Ma!" said the young Crab, a little snappishly. "You're enough to try the patience of an oyster!"

Multiple Choice

" 'Hold your tongue, Ma!" said the young Crab, a little snappishly. 'You're enough to try the patience of an oyster!" What is the meaning of the word snappishly in this passage?

• loudly

• irritatingly

• sleepily

• sheepishly

• quickly

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" I wish I had our Dinah here, I know I do!" said Alice aloud, addressing nobody in particular. "She'd soon fetch it back!"

"And who is Dinah, if I might venture to ask the question?" said the Lory.

Multiple Choice

" ' And who is Dinah, if I might venture to ask the question?' said the Lory. What is the meaning of the word venture in this passage?

• risk

• begin

• try

• pretend

• care enough

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Alice replied eagerly, for she was always ready to talk about her pet: "Dinah's our cat. And she's such a capital one for catching mice you can't think.! And oh, I wish you could see her after the birds! Why, she'll eat a little bird as soon as look at it!"

Multiple Choice

"Alice replied eagerly, for she was always ready to talk about her pet: ' Dinah's our cat. And she's such a capital one for catching mice you can't think!' " What is the meaning of the word capital in this passage?

• fast

• snaeky

• vicious

• excellent

• snoopy

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This speech caused a remarkable sensation among the party. Some of the birds hurried off at once: one old Magpie began wrapping itself up very carefully, remarking, "I really must be getting home; the night-air doesn't suit my throat!" and a Canary called out in a trembling voice to its children, "Come away, my dears! It's high time you were all in bed!" On various pretexts they all moved off, and Alice was soon left alone.

Multiple Choice

"This speech caused a remarkable sensation among the party. som e of the birds hurried off at once: on old Magpie began wrapping itself up very carefully...." What is the meaning of the word sensation in this passage?

• sound

• feeling

• smell

• quiet

• excitement

Multiple Choice

"On various pretexts they al moved off, and Alice was soon left alone." What is the meaning of the word pretexts in this passage?

• beginning pathways

• sad goodbyes

• supposed purposes

• big farewells

• quiet shuffles

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" I wish I hadn't mentioned Dinah!" she said to herself in a melancholy tone. "nobody seems to like her, down here, and I'm sure she's the best cat in the world! Oh, my dear Dinah! I wonder if I shall ever see you any more!" And here poor Alice began to cry again, for she felt very lonely and low- spirited. In a little while, however, she again heard a little pattering of footsteps in the distance, and she looked up eagerly, half hoping that the Mouse had changed his mind, and was coming back to finish his story.

Multiple Choice

" ' I wish I hadn't mentioned Dinah!' she said to herself in a melancholy tone. ' Nobody seems to like her, down here, and I'm sure she's the best cat in the world! Oh, my dear Dinah! I wonder if I shall ever see you any more!" What is the meaning of the word melancholy in this passage?

• snippy

• sad

• silly

• sleepy

• sarcastic

Multiple Choice

"In a little while, however, she again heard the little pattering of footsteps in the distance, and she looked up eagerly, half hoping the the Mouse had changed his mind, and was coming back to finish his story." What is the meaning of the word pattering in this passage?

• loud and thumping

• heavy and sliding

• quick and light-sounding

• fast and sloshing

• wet and crunching

Context clues 2 : an escerpt from Alice's Adventures in wonderland by Lewis Carroll