Guessing meaning from context 1

The tiger's roar could be heard in villages far away.

• food a tiger eats

• a tiger's dream

• a tiger's ear

• a sound a tiger makes

My absent-minded teacher loses his keys, his books and his chalk almost every day!

• be hateful

• not pay attention

• be intelligent

• not like someone

The thought of eating a rat is abhorrent to most people.

• fun, lively

• horrible, repugnant

• delicious, tasty

• sweet, sugary

You can trust the salesman at the store because they always conduct business in an aboveboard manner.

• honest, open

• sneaky, dishonest

• horrible, repugnant

• strange, unusual

Peter has so many friends because he is a gregarious person.

• introverted, self-contained

• shy, quiet

• friendly, outgoing

• rude, hostile

The lovely egret is in danger of extinction because clothing manufacturers use their long, beautiful tail feathers to make ladies' hats.

What is an egret?

• a small child

• a type of food

• a sound a tiger makes

• a type of bird

I can't believe it! Right in the middle of our conversation, Peter turned around abruptly and walked out of the room!

• formally

• slowly, in no hurry

• suddenly, without notice

• quiet, in an unusual manner

After the harvest, we had an abundant amount of apples. We made apple pie, apple sauce and apple juice because we had so many apples.

• a shortage

• not enough

• very red

• plentiful

When Sarah was sick, her voice was almost inaudible. We couldn't hear what she was trying to say clearly.

• very loud, easy to hear

• very soft, hard to hear

• very strange, uncommon

• very shy, introverted

The hill was too arduous for us to climb. We had to walk our bicycles up the hill.

• tall, soft

• fun, exciting

• easy, not challenging

• difficult, steep