Context Clues Pre-Assessment

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.
• working very carefully.
• trying to finish quickly.
• trying to find something.

Based on context clues in the passage below, trifle means ______________.

Her cat was dying, and she worried about a trifle like her torn dress!

• A thing of little importance

• Something giant

• Everything

• Something hopeful

The conspicuous man wore a purple wig and large sunglasses.

• easily noticed

• beautiful

• sleeping

• shy

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

• skilled

• beginner

• professional

• talented

The shallow river was usually easy for hikers to
wade across. However, the
recent heavy rains had turned it into a rushing torrent, too treacherous to cross. 

• dangerous
• wet
• muddy
• foggy

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Dan did not enjoy his job as a dishwasher. It was monotonous work, doing the same thing over and over 

• inspiring
• disgusting
• boring
• dangerous

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RL.6.4

What does the word SUBSIDIZED mean in the sentence below?

The new zoo project will be subsidized by city, county, state, and federal funds.

• prevented

• forgotten

• replaced

• financed

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

The students were cheerful they had extra recess but then the mood was somber when they found out they had homework.

• shyly

• hungry

• serious

• happy

Unlike my frugal mother, I don't bother shopping at sales or clipping coupons.

• careful

• unwasteful

• careless

• wasteful