Context Clues (2)

Greg quietly watched as his childrened gathered under the Christmas tree and opening presents and felt perfectly CONTENT.

• peaceful

• sleepy

• curious

• excited

Kaycee had a hard time following the directions because they were so AMBIGUOUS and hard to understand.

• unclear

• hard to understand

• easy to follow

• interesting

Sam could not stand to be near his sister's pet cat. It was absolutely evil and Sam ABHORRED it.

What does the word ABHOR mean?

• extreme hate

• admiration

• to be curious

• to somewhat dislike something

The running back ran as fast as he could in order to EVADE being tackled.

• escape or avoid

• run faster

• to help someone

• to be confused

The small boy was REPRIMANDED sharply by his mother when he tried to touch the hot stove.

• to be disciplined

• to be praised

• told to be quiet

• ignored

The girl showed off all of her BRAWN when she lifted heavier weights than all of the boys

• strength

• energy

• intellegence

• athleticism

I could visualize the scene in my mind because the description in the book was just so VIVID.

• clear and specific

• enjoyable

• difficult to read

• enjoyable

My phone is so old. It is OBSOLETE since the new ones starting coming out.

• out of date

• useless

• broken

• expensive

I was unable to make it to work on time today because traffic was so CONGESTED. Cars were everywhere, and we were barely traveling 1 mile per hour.

• croweded or backed up

• unenjoyable

• light

• hard to understand

This week has been hard to get through. My work has become MONOTONOUS. I sign the same papers and do the same tasks every single day.

• dull and repetitive

• exciting and hard

• difficult and challenging

• confusing and unclear