Context Clues

Select the meaning of the underlined word: Julie found it very hard to walk up the building with book-laden backpack.

• free

• heavily loaded

• somehow occupied

• light

Select the meaning of the underlined word: Britney could not see the building. It was shrouded with smoke and dust.

• covered

• colored

• ruined

• shown

Select the meaning of the underlined word: In many cultures, there are certain taboos relating to mealtime. For example, in Nepal, you should never touch your food with your left hand.

• something one should sometimes do

• something one should often do

• something one should do from time to time

• something one should never do

Select the meaning of the underlined word: It is difficult to forgive someone who has hurt you, even if that person is penitent and expresses regret for their decisions.

• happy

• neutral

• apologetic

• excited

Select the meaning of the underlined word: I was so parched, I drank an entire glass of water in one gulp.

• hungry

• thirsty

• sleepy

• tired

Select the meaning of the underlined word: Tanya loved her dad, but she wondered why she was so organized when he was so haphazard.

• tidy

• clean

• forgetful

• disorganized

Select the meaning of the underlined word: In late 2006, apiarists in the U.S. began reporting that their honey bees were dying. Some of these beekeepers lost 90 percent of their hives.

• beekeepers

• honey sellers

• bee haters

• honey lovers

Based on the context clues, truncated means...

I was upset that the ebook file was truncated because I couldn't find out how the story ends.

• cut short

• finished

• overly long

• boring

The new student on our kickball team is a novice because they are just learning to play.

• skilled

• teacher

• energetic

• beginner

More than eighty years of fire suppression has changed these forests dramatically. Now they are overcrowded with Douglas fir and prone to superhot fires that can kill older trees and sterilize the soil, making regrowth take years longer. Such hot, intense fires are also more dangerous to firefighters.

• likely

• useful

• starting

• existing