Context Clues

"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 Patrick. "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.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

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.

• tolerate
• liberate
• haughty
• overwhelm

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

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?

• family
• useful
• dangerous
• secret

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CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.6.4A

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?

• the process of childbirth
• hard work
• make an effort
• remember key people or events

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

"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 to 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

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CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

Personally, I am totally ________ of people who claim to be able to foretell the future.

• candid
• skeptical
• negligent
• corrupt

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Your cousin claimed to be late because the doors of his house were frozen shut. Even though I have my doubts, his explanation is plausible. It got really cold last night. I'll just have to take his word for it.
If a statement is plausible, ___________________.

• you must always believe it
• you should never believe it
• it's hard to understand because it makes no sense
• it's believable enough to possibly be true

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CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Rather than staying together, the group dispersed, and many became lost.
"Dispersed" most nearly means:

• sat down
• laughed
• scattered
• arranged itself

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Based on the sentence, what does the blue word most likely mean?
In The Lion King, Simba led a covert life after being scared away from Pride Rock; even his family didn't know he was alive. 

• hidden
• helpful
• loud
• meaningful