Reading Strategies: Context Clues

Deokdam felt that Ms Nami was much more unpleasant than usual, and he suspected that she did not have her coffee this morning.

• rotten

• unfriendly

• annoying

• unacceptable

The richest man in town was losing his hearing, and he offered a large reward to anyone who could find a remedy for his condition.

• corrective

• support

• relief

• cure

After taking the final exam, Oner felt as though an enormous burden had been lifted.

• huge

• loud

• gross

• whooping

Canna thought that Cuzz's theory about their substitute teacher being an alien is absurd.

• ridiculous

• freaky

• silly

• foolish

Unlike most of the college students who came to Kuching from different parts of the state to attend the university, Zeus was a native of the town, born and raised.

• ancient

• local

• dweller

• original

The rays from the rising sun shone spendidly through our kitchen window.

• gracefully

• tastefully

• cutely

• magnificently

Deft thought that it was great injustice that girls could wear earrings to school while boys could not.

• damage

• prejudice

• offense

• negligence

After Free Fire came out, the amount of people playing Valorant declined.

• rejected

• shrunk

• decreased

• slope

RM went to the museum every Saturday because he was so fascinated by art.

• engrossed

• smitten

• interested

• infatuated

Even though Rascal had a good job and a nice family, he yearned for more.

• thirsted

• desired

• struggle

• ached