context clues

Again they searched meticulously, but no keys. Where could they be? They've looked EVERYWHERE! If you did something meticulously, you would be-

• feeling silly.

• looking very carefully.

• trying to finish quickly.

• doing something disorganized

Tanya loved her dad, but she wondered why she was so organized when he was so haphazard. A person who is haphazard is-

• lost

• lovable

• worried

• disorganized

Tonya was relaxing with a magazine when her father walked in, looking perturbed and sounding annoyed, too. What words give you clues to the meaning of perturbed?

• can you help me

• her father walked in

• sounding annoyed, too

• relaxing with a magazine

Luis was adamant and insisted, "But Mom said she was preparing dinner tonight!" The word that best defines adamant is-

• happy

• unsure

• nervous

• stubborn

In late 2006, apiarists in the U.S. began reporting that their honey bees were dying. Some of these beekeepers lost 90 percent of their hives. What is the best definition of apiarists?

• hives

• problems

• honeybees

• beekeepers

Based on the context clues in the sentence below, ecstatic means:

They were ecstatic at the birth of their baby. They couldn't stop smiling for days.

• Nervous

• Discouraged

• Excited

• Relieved

The continents are slowly drifting apart. Since they are not stationary, North and South America will one day separate entirely.

What does stationary mean?

• Paper to write letters with

• Staying in one place

• Land

• Melting quickly

The conspicuous man wore a purple wig and large sunglasses.

• easily noticed

• beautiful

• sleeping

Marcia is a novice soccer player. It is her first day ever of practice.

• skilled

• beginner

• professional

• play for a long time

I was so parched, I drank an entire glass of water in one gulp.

• hungry

• thirsty

• sleepy