Context Clues

My brother said, “I just freed myself from a very loquacious history professor. All he seemed to want was an audience.”

• a. pretentious

• b. grouchy

• c. talkative

• d. worried

Jaki is a wonderful piano player. But Emily is more VERSATILE; she sings, acts, paints and writes poetry, and also plays the piano. What does the word VERSATILE mean?

• many abilities
• boring
• not skilled
• exciting

Tristin couldn’t see the school building; it was SHROUDED by smoke and dust.” What does the word SHROUDED mean?

• Covered
• ruined
• bounced
• invisible

Ms. Hallett did not have lunch or breakfast, so she was FAMISHED by dinnertime.
Based on the sentence above, what does FAMISHED mean?

• tired
• full
• dizzy
• hungry

She gives me this look of disdain ever since I cut her favorite doll's hair.

• hatred

• love

• sadness

• vorpality

Jane got it into her mind that she could get out of studying for any test just by feigning illness the night before the exam.

• becoming

• sleeping

• galumphing

• faking

The lady decided it was tea time and so, by jingling a tiny silver bell, she beckoned her servants to attend.

• ate

• shunned

• pushed

• called

What does the word abate mean based on the context clues provided?

The roar of the fans began to abate after the other team scored.

• to leave

• to strengthen

• to expand

• to lessen

Such are the vicissitudes of history. Nothing remains the same. Three hundred years of peace ended in darkness and confusion.

• evils

• mistakes

• changes

• rules

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

• make milder

• beautify

• increase

• banish