Using Context Clues

1.No matter where you go, the Internet is following you. Almost every portable device is being made with an Internet connection. Most new TVs and many other appliances come with Internet connections as well. The Internet is truly ubiquitous.

If something is ubiquitous, __________.

• a. it is fuzzy and will bite you

• b. it is everywhere

• c. it costs too much money

• d. it causes rashes

Speaking rudely to the judges was rash behavior. You really hurt your chances of winning! In the above context, what does “rash” mean?

• an itchy skin condition

• funny

• trying to hide or disguise a piece of cheese

• with little thought or consideration

Wherever he goes, the esteemed Dr. Sanchez is applauded for his life saving research.

What does “esteemed” mean?

• held over boiling water

• very old

• unable to chew gum

• greatly admired

I believe that if you lower taxes so that people can keep more of the money they earn, it will be an incentive for them to work harder.

What is the meaning of “incentive”? __________.

• a reason to do something

• a small amount of money

• a tax

• a good job

Most of America's Founding Fathers did not believe in women's suffrage. Only men could vote in the United states until 1920.

What is “suffrage” ?

• something that causes physical pain

• an early flag

• skirts that did not cover ankles

• the right to vote

Fortunately, the explosion diverted the asteroid from a course that would have sent it hurdling into our planet.

To divert is to _______.

• change the direction of

• look for really high waves

• jump into a dry river

• look through a telescope

Brea and Elizabeth are having a dispute over which radio station to play at work. It would be so much simpler if they both liked the same kind of music.

A dispute is a __________.

• musical instrument

• choice of music

• discovery

• disagreement

The reporter insisted that the letter he used was authentic. He said that he had shown it to many experts before he used it in his story.

When something is authentic, it’s __________.

• genuine, or real

• carefully written

• full of tasty worms

• very old

The United States has a vast amount of newly discovered clean geothermal (natural heat from the Earth’s crust) energy. Tapping into this energy source could provide at least 10 times the energy that can be obtained from the nation’s known coal reserves.

What does “vast” mean?

• a large amount

• not enough

• dangerous

• having no known use