General Sense Context Clues

A former employee, irate over having been fired, broke into the plant  and deliberately wrecked several machines.

• relieved

• very angry

• undecided

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Despite the proximity of Ron’s house to his sister’s, he rarely sees her. Proximity means

• similarity

• nearness

• superiority

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CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.3.4D

The car wash we organized to raise funds was a fiasco—it rained all  day. Fiasco means

• great financial

• welcome surprise

• complete disaster

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CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Jamal didn’t want to tell Tina the entire plot of the movie, so he just  gave her the gist of the story. 

• ending

• title

• main idea

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Whether or not there is life in outer space is an enigma. We may never  know for sure until we are capable of space travel or aliens actually land  on our planet. Enigma means 

• reason

• certainty

• mystery

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CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

Human beings are resilient creatures—they can often bounce back from  negative experiences and adjust well to life. 

(What point is the author making about the nature of human beings?) 

Resilient means 

• not flexible

• living

• able to recover

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CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

A major accomplishment of sociology is dispelling the myths and  prejudices that groups of people have about each other. 

(What would a profession do to “myths and prejudices” that could be considered a  “major accomplishment”?) 

Dispelling means 

• ignoring

• making it vanish

• creating again

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CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.3.4D

Ten years of research culminated in a report explaining the mysterious  behavior of the praying mantis, a large green or brownish insect. 

(What would be the relationship of the report to the research?) 

Culminated means 

• failed

• began

• concluded

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Despite complaints from parents, educators, and government officials,  violence and sex on television seem to go on unabated. 

(In spite of the complaints, does anything happen?) 

Unabated means

• more slowly

• unstopped

• at great expense

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CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

After the accident, I was angered when the other driver told the police  officer a complete fabrication about what happened. He claimed that I  was the person at fault. 

(How truthful was the other driver’s information?) 

Fabrication means 

• lie

• description

• confession

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4