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Vocab Context Clues

Authored by caroline reilly

English

7th Grade

CCSS covered

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Vocab Context Clues
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What does contradict likely mean in this sentence? After the man made a speech on why every American should have the right to a gun the women contradicted him saying how many people are killed by guns per year.

fought/ got violent with

opposed/ disagreed with

yelled at

explained to

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What does abdicated most likely mean? The old man abdicated the throne to his son when he was diagnosed with dementia.

died

rose to

gave up

decorated

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What does characterize most likely mean in this sentence? The girl loved the way the author characterized Lucy as a bold and fearless yet kind and altruistic women.

talked to

created

described the nature of

thought of

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What does derogatory most likely mean in this sentence? The boy cried as he thought about all the derogatory marks his peers made about him.

descriptive and detailed

disrespectful and diminishing

patronizing

ignorant

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What does prospects most likely mean in this sentence? As Anthony searched for a job he began to feel defeated as he had no promising prospects.

offers

proposals

projects

likely to become a future opportunity

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What does ludicrous most likely mean in this sentence? The man told the police officer it was ludicrous to think he was driving while drunk even though he was stumbling.

intelligent and correct

ignorant and stupid

ridiculous and absurd

cruel and heartless

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What does tentative most likely mean in this sentence? Damien told his colleague they could schedule a tentative meeting for 1 pm on Thursday as he was not sure he would be feeling better.

important

timely

Zoom

not certain

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

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