Multiple Meaning Words

Read the following.

One of the apartment’s in Jessica’s apartment building had a major fire. The firemen had to extract Jessica’s neighbor, Mrs. Hayes, out of the window. Fortunately, no one was injured, but everyone had d to evacuate their apartments for a week until they could clean up the damage.

ex-: Latin-Greek prefix meaning “out of” or “away from”

The information in the box helps the reader understand that the word, extract in the paragraph above means —

• to copy

• to separate or obtain

• to get or pull something

• to deduce an answer to a question

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

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CCSS.RL.5.4

Passage /pasij/ noun 1. a journey or voyage: The passage by ship took more than two weeks. 2. a way through: Not many people know about the passage in the woods that leads to my house 3. a section or piece of writing: We were asked to read the passage and answer the questions 4. the passing of a law by a legislature: The passage of the bill into law was met with cheers.

Sentence: The coal miners were trying to find a passage through the mountain.

Which is the best definition of the word passage as it is used in the sentence?

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Kimberly’s uncle wrote a book about the greatest presidents in the United States including President Roosevelt, President Kennedy and President Obama. He wanted to thank all the people who helped him research the material, so he wrote a foreword to the book thanking all of them.

fore- Anglo-Saxon prefix meaning “before” or “earlier”

The information in the box helps the reader understand that the word, foreword in the paragraph above means —

• a second book as a follow-up to a book

• a part of a book at the beginning of the book

• an additional chapter in a book

• a sequel in a book

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

post / pohst/ noun 1. a strong piece of timber or metal used to support or hold something 2. a military base with permanent buildings 3. the station where a person is located while on duty such as a soldier or nurse 4. a person who traveled express, especially over a fixed route, carrying mail, currency, etc.

Paragraph: The officer was on duty at the high school basketball game and he received a call from his boss at the police station. Evidently, they were busy, and the officer needed to return to his post at the station.

Which is the best definition of the word post as it is used in this paragraph?

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Janelle was upset that her father took away her cell phone when the situation really wasn’t her fault. She was told by her teacher that she could retake her algebra test to bring her grade up and then; when she went to take the test, her teacher said it was too late. It annoyed her that her teacher was the real reason that she lost her phone. Or maybe it was that she didn’t study very hard for algebra all semester? Who knows?

Which word is an antonym for annoyed as used in the paragraph above?

• disturbed

• amused

• encouraged

• worried

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

hold (hohld) verb 1. to grasp 2. to set aside 3. to have a belief 4. to keep from doing something

Sentence: The department store told her they would hold her new dress for three days if she couldn’t pick it up right away.

Which is the best definition of the word hold as it is used in the sentence above?

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

People were waving for Jenna to pull over. She had no idea what they wanted until she heard the “thump, thump”! Her tire was flat, she pulled over to the side of the road and fortunately an auto service was there within a half hour with a portable air compressor to fill her tire.

The meaning of the root “port” helps the reader know that the word portable in this paragraph means--

• able to be carried

• able to speak on

• able to be shared

• able to hear through

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

track (trak) noun 1. a path made by people or animals 2. a course or route followed 3. parallel lines of rails for railroads 4. a footprint made by people or animals

Emily was upset at her father and decided to walk to school. She took a shortcut her friend had told her about. Even though she had to cut through the wooded area, it didn’t bother her because she could see the track all the kids had made and just followed it.

Which is the best definition of the word track as it is used in this paragraph?

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Kendra wrote this sentence for her essay.

The streets in our city used to be very clean, but they are not clean anymore.

Kendra looked up the word clean in a thesaurus and found this entry.

clean (kleen) adjective 1. pure, orderly, spotless 2. even, regular 3. thorough, complete 4. honest, fair

In the sentence, Kendra wants to replace clean with a synonym. Which word should she use?

• thorough

• regular

• orderly

• honest

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

bend (bend) verb 1. to direct or turn in a particular direction 2. to force from a straight line to a curved or angular one 3. to fasten something 4. to change one’s thoughts

Sentence: Jasmine was positive that she was right about how many miles it was to Colorado; but she decided she could bend a little and for once, let her brother be right.

Which is the best definition of the word bend as it is used in the sentence?

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4