A New Skyline Context Clues

Pg. 5 says, "New York City wasn't always a towering metropolis." Using context clues, what is a "metropolis?"

• suburb

• major city

• town

• rural area

Pg. 5 says, "It was home to indigenous tribes prior to the arrival of Dutch settler in the seventeenth century." Using context clues, what is the meaning of the word "indigenous?"

• native

• foreigners

• immigrants

• aliens

Pg. 5 says, 'The British port continued to expand and grow well into the 1700s." Which word below could replace "expand" without changing the meaning of the word?

• decrese

• diminish

• lessen

• enlarge

Pg. 6 says, "To do that, new methods had to be employed." Using context clues, what is the meaning of the word "method?"

• approach

• disorganize

• break

• time

Pg. 8 says, "The bulk of their weight was instead distributed along the steel beams holding them up." Which word below could replace "distributed" without changing the meaning of the word?

• collected

• concealed

• shared

• gathered

Pg. 10 says, "An outside observation deck on the 86th floor and in inside deck on the 102nd floor provided panoramic views of the city." Using context clues, what is the meaning of the word "views?"

• opinions

• perspectives

• points

• vision

Pg. 11 says, "After the Empire State Building was built, skyscraper construction fell into a slump due to the struggling American economy." Which word below could replace "slump" without changing the meaning of the word?

• boon

• decline

• increase

• blessing

Pg. 11 says, "Architect Minoru Yamasaki - a Detroit born Japanese American - proposed twin towers as part of the multi-building complex of offices and storefronts." Using context clues, what is the meaning of the word "proposed?"

• recommended

• married

• blocked

• created

Pg. 14 says, "New Yorkers watched in stunned disbelief as these enormous structures were reduced to heaps of burning rubble." Using context clues, what is the meaning of the word "heaps?"

• countless

• plenty

• piles

• many

Pg. 14 says, "There were many ideas and opinions on what should be done, and many ideas were submitted with considerable controversy." Using context clues, what is the meaning of the word "controversy?"

• agreement

• accord

• forbearance

• difference