Unknow Words Using Context Clues

Alice is a wonderful piano player. But Emma is more VERSATILE; she sings, acts, paints and writes poetry, and also plays the piano and the guitar.

What does the word VERSATILE mean?

• many abilities

• boring

• not skilled

• exciting

Kassidy read a book about animals live in DIVERSE and varied communities. There are so many, but none are alike.

What is the meaning of the word DIVERSE?

• very different

• the same

• weird

• muggy

We thought that Mrs. Jacobson would be very DISTRAUGHT when told that Evan broke her new headphones; however, she took the news very calmly.

What does the word DISTRAUGHT mean?

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• nervous

• upset

• happy

• fearful

Alexis and Ailyse's new alarm system will wake up the entire neighborhood if an intruder gets in the house.

What is the meaning of INTRUDER?

• paint or repair old building.

• wear your shoes on the wrong feet

• go where you are not wanted or don't belong

• make a lot of noise to disrupt the quiet in an area

Tyler PREDICTED his results for his fantasy football that the team would win.

What does the word PREDICTED mean?

• to change

• to understand

• to tell ahead of time

• to kick

Izzy's mother was IRATE because she talked back to her and had a bad attitude all day long.

Based on the sentence above, IRATE probably means what?

• angry

• passive

• jolly

• pleased

Lucas' plan for his group project looks good. It's time to IMPLEMENT it and see if it works.

Based on the sentence above, what does IMPLEMENT mean?

• do the plan

• change

• ignore

• illustrate

Anna won the election for School President because she was a dependable leader. She was always there when you needed her.

What does the word DEPENDABLE mean?

• sassy and sarcastic

• rude and mean

• sad and distant

• trustworthy and reliable

Mrs. Jacobson did not have lunch or breakfast, so she was FAMISHED by dinnertime.

Based on the sentence above, what does FAMISHED mean?

• tired

• full

• dizzy

• hungry

Mackenzie and Cameron have a vast amount of friends in all different groups in school.

What does the word VAST mean?

• a large amount

• a few

• only 5

• a small amount