Summative Context Clues

What does ruby-colored mean?
The girl was wearing a ruby-colored dress. It reminded her of a rose. 

• red
• lovely
• ugly
• large

What does perched mean?
The bird was perched up on a branch looking down at all the people.

• flying
• feeding
• sitting
• eating

What does sweltered mean?
The lost campers sweltered in the heat of the desert sun.

• ate
• burned 
• slept 
• sunbathed

What does permit mean?
Greg begged his parents to PERMIT him to watch more television, but they said he had to finish his homework.

• explore
• judge
• allow

What does clarify mean?
When he didn’t understand the instructions, the student asked the teacher to clarify them.

• remove
• call
• explain
• stop

What does precariously mean?
The scared rock climber balanced precariously on the edge of the cliff.

• gracefully 
• lazily 
• dangerously 
• hopefully 

What does abhorrent mean?
The thought of eating a rat is ABHORRENT to most people.

• fun
• horrible
• delicious
• exciting

What does eligible mean?
In order to be eligible for the life guard program, participants had to take First
Aid training and be advanced swimmers. 

• qualified
• rejected
• observed
• away

Which does the word appalled mean?
The teacher was appalled, or disgusted, by the honey-covered homework the student turned in. 

• disgusted
• very happy
• surprised
• sad

What does the word frugal mean?
Unlike my frugal mother, I don't bother shopping at sales or clipping coupons.  

• fancy
• mean
• likes to save money 
• likes to spend a lot of money