Multiple-Meaning Words

Multiple Meaning Words

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Multiple Meaning Question

• The unknown word is bear

• There are 4 different meaning for the word bear.

• TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION- you MUST use details from the selection to identify WHICH definition is correct for HOW the word is USED in the selection.

LET'S PRACTICE

• remember, just because you know the word, doesn't mean you know the definition, or how the word is being used in the selection

• remember, you MUST go back to the selection to determine the correct meaning for how it's used to determine the answer

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Multiple Choice

Pick the choice that uses the underlined word in the same way as in the original sentence.

Lack of money drove Joyce to sell the farm.

• The blizzard drove Marlene to decide to stay home and be alone on Christmas.

• Dad drove us to the mall but Mom said she would take us home.

• The family drove three hours to see the ocean.

Multiple Choice

Pick the choice that uses the underlined word in the same way as in the original sentence.

The sailors girded the deck as they approached the enemy ship.

• The soldiers girded for battle.

• Carol decided to gird the young tree with a small fence for protection.

• The trees girded the property, thus making it secluded.

Multiple Choice

Pick the choice that uses the underlined word in the same way as in the original sentence.

The employee put a caution sign up so no one would slip on the wet floor.

• The man will slip on the wet floor if he's not careful.

• We need a permission slip in order to go on the trip.

• The messenger handed the slip of paper to the teacher.

Multiple Choice

Pick the choice that uses the underlined word in the same way as in the original sentence.

The punishment was a beating with a mace.

• After she was attacked, Kathy always carried mace.

• The chain mail held fast against the mace.

• The police officer was sprayed in the face with mace during her training.

Multiple Choice

Pick the sentence that uses the meaning of the word that is given.

Definition for live: burning or containing energy

• The live bomb could explode at any time.

• The television show was live tonight, not prerecorded as usual.

Multiple Choice

Pick the sentence that uses the meaning of the word that is given.

definition for scour: to clean thoroughly

• The bride-to-be plans to scour the bridal shops to find her dream wedding gown.

• Jack promised to scour the grease from the pan.

Multiple Choice

Pick the sentence that uses the meaning of the word that is given.

definition for scald: to burn with hot liquid or steam

• The botanist studied the scald on the cucumber.

• He will scald his hand if he doesn't protect himself.

Multiple Choice

Pick the sentence that uses the meaning of the word that is given.

definition for strip: to remove the covering from

• I applied a strip of paper to the project.

• The nurse's aide needed to strip the bed before the new patient arrived.

Drag and Drop

Mistaken eyewitnesses ​

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in 34 percent of wrongful convictions in the database of the National Registry of Exonerations.

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