Context Clues

After a long and dangerous chase, the city police finally apprehended the car thief.

What does the word apprehended mean?

• punished

• killed

• caught

• spoke with

When our Social Studies class visited the city museum, we saw many Egyptian artifacts.

What does the word artifact mean?

• ideas

• places

• goals

• objects

Jenny attempted to hide the vase she broke, but her nosy little brother thwarted her plan.

What does the word thwarted mean?

• confused

• allowed

• stopped

• created

Debilitating diseases, such as Muscular Dystrophy have major impacts on sufferers' quality of life.

What does the word debilitating mean?

• deadly

• weakening

• new

• energizing

The transition from middle school to high school can be very challenging.

What does the word transition mean?

• change

• time

• excitement

• break

When Ally came home two hours late, her parents went into a two hour tirade.

What does the word tirade mean?

• punishment

• angry speech

• complaint

• silence

Luke surpassed all of his peers on the state test, so the teacher gave him a cookie.

What does the word surpassed mean?

• be better than

• be worse than

• cheated

• helper

The painting was so sublime, they were instantly moved to tears.

• ugly

• beautiful

• confusing

• new

The coach told the players, "It's imperative that you do your very best at tonight's game."

What does the word imperative mean?

• clear

• important

• recommended

• cool

With her blue hair, facial piercings, and handmade clothes, she could certainly be described as eccentric.

What does the word eccentric mean?

• strange

• upsetting

• revolting

• annoying