Context clues pretest/posttest

The cavalry rode into towns to defend their values. What does cavalry mean?

• generous

• horse soldiers

• meadow

• frontier

There were many diminutive itemsin the dollhouse including tiny chairs, petite beds, and little pictures. What does diminutive mean?

• large

• average

• small

• huge

An edifice, such as the Empire State Building, can take years to build. What is an edifice?

• steel

• large building

• concrete wall

• coal mine

Larceny, such as stealing a car, can cause you to spend a lot of time in jail. What is larceny?

• murder

• bravery

• conflict

• theft

In the fall, the bright foliage on the trees, is a delight to see? What is foliage?

• rocks

• houses

• dirt

• leaves

The emergency room doctors see patients with trauma, such as a broken bone, every night. What is trauma?

• headaches

• injury

• plans

• goals

The lawyer had tangible evidence, such as a hammer, a car, and keys, to show that the person stole the car. What does tangible mean?

• false

• pretend

• imaginary

• real or visible

Many great orators such as Benjamin Franklin, Patrick Henry, and James Madison laid the foundation for our constitution. What are orators?

• writers

• speakers

• critics

• poets

This summer we needed to move the pigs to their new pen. The old sow stubbornly refused to move. The old aphorism "pig-headed" sure described him. What is an aphorism?

• falsehood

• forgery

• saying

• untruth

The light from the flashlight was seen through translucent objects, such as tracing paper and liquid in a glass, but it was not completely clear. What does translucent mean?

• see through

• solid

• dark

• thick