APEX Usage test review

What type of context clues use similar words to help with the meaning of an unknown word?

• Antonyms
• Synonyms
• Examples
• HDefinitions

Comparing something opposite is using what type of clues?

• Antonyms
• Synonyms
• Examples
• Definitions

A dog whistle makes a high-pitched sound that is only audible to dogs.

• annoying

• able to be heard

• loud

• creating vapor

Although Antonio still had plenty of time to get there, Antonio dashed from his house to the field for baseball practice.

• show

• move quickly

• delighted

• move slowly

Edward asked, "Liam, are you aware that your shirt is on backwards?" "Thanks for telling me. If I had known, I would have changed it by now." Liam replied.

• Present

• Silly

• Know of

• Dog

Mario watched the mice nibble on the cookie. Even though the cookie was small, it took them hours to finish it.

• bite in small amounts

• large meal

• eat quickly

• eat slowly

The movie eventually became a cultural phenomenon.

Which dictionary entry best defines the way in which PHENOMENON is used here?

• a rare or significant fact or event
• the object of a person's perception; what the senses or the mind notice
•  a fact or event of scientific interest susceptible to scientific description and explanation

Henry could effortlessly jockey his large tractor trailor rig into the tiniest of parking places. 
Which definition below is most closely aligned with how JOCKEY is used in the sentence above.

• (n) - one who rides a horse, especially as a profession
• (v) - to ride a hose
• (v) -  to move or to maneuver skillfully

Soldiers patiently waited in line to receive their government issued uniforms.
Which definition below is most closely aligned with how the word ISSUED is used in the sentence above?

•  to flow or to go out
• the act of going or flowing out
• an important topic or problem for debate or discussion
• supply or distribute

Remembering the events of the day, Johanna sat pensively at the desk and wrote her journal entry.

Which definition best defines how the word ENTRY is used in the sentence above?

• the right or privilege of entering :

• the act of entering

• a place of entrance

• a record or notation of an occurrence, transaction, or proceeding