Contextual Clues

He was able to accomplish more at work first since Benny deferred his vacation.

• advanced

• delayed

• cancelled

• expedited

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

The purpose of the psychiatrist is to mitigate the suffering of the patient.

• banish

• increase

• beautify

• make milder

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

We knew he couldn’t hold out much any longer, because he had been doomed from the beginning. One night, he met his ineluctable fate.

• forgotten

• inevitable

• hidden

• unhappy

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Governments in some parts of the world set their focus on the doldrums of environmental degradation, instead of the threats of the present pandemic.

• delight

• despair

• joy

• trust

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Our family always has a fleeting idea of going to Mumbai, India, but we know it will take some time given the present health crisis.

• constant

• endless

• long

• sudden

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

An oracle is said to have the ability to foresee the future.

• diviner

• fortune-teller

• priest

• scientist

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

People who are despicable should not be avoided, instead they should be loved.

• good

• kind

• mean

• nice

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

I grew up learning to assert my rights and not to be cowed by other people’s intimidation.

• comforted

• helped

• pleased

• scared

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Grandpa didn’t know that I was coming along on the picnic, and now he had to alter his plans.

• dislike

• regret

• exaggerate

• change

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

When the other moms heard about how Charlene had won the baking contest, her email box was flooded with inquiries for her award winning cookie recipe.

• replies

• answer

• questions

• message

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C