GED READING: CONTEXT CLUES
Authored by Alma McCray
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
"Excuse me," she said. "The train conductor told me what happened. You were on the wrong train car." Then she pointed to the large board that had previously mystified Marcus. "You will want to catch the next train to Milan," she said. "From there it is easy to get to Rome."
In the excerpt above, the word mystified most likely means:
mysterious
confused
frustrated
shocked
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Choose the best worst to fill in the blank.
My husband and my mother don't really like each other, but they ________ one another for my sake.
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CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
No word must ever leak out about this military action! It has to be a clandestine operation in order to succeed.
Which word is a synonym of CLANDESTINE?
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CCSS.L.11-12.4A
CCSS.L.7.4A
CCSS.L.7.5B
CCSS.L.8.4A
CCSS.L.9-10.4A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Memorial Day starts the summer and Labor Day ends the summer. Many people confuse the two holidays, but remembering the meaning of the word "labor," can help them distinguish between the two.
What does the word LABOR mean?
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CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
"The women were aware that, although they had been left behind to fend for themselves, the people had done them a good deed by leaving them with all their possessions. They suspected that the chief was responsible for this small kindness. Other, less noble, members of the band would have decided that the two women soon would die and would have pilfered everything except for the warm fur and skin clothing they wore."
What does the term "pilfered" mean?
to pile on top
an elevation
to hide from others
to steal
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Personally, I am totally ________ of people who claim to be able to foretell the future.
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The young boys were totally ________ after playing hockey all afternoon.
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CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
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