Context clues

On my first baby-sitting job, I found that one must have ____ patience to take care of young children.

• denounced

• famished

• immense

• ingenious

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.K.5D

Some people hailed the man as a genius; others _____ him as a quack.

• denounced

• ingenious

• irked

• besieged

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Because I have reached an age at which I am unwilling to depend on my parents, I am out to find ___________ employment.

• expressly

• ingenious

• inept

• gainful

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RL.8.4

Don't allow yourself to be ________ by every small trouble that may arise during the day.

• doused

• irked

• besieged

• dispatched

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RL.8.4

While all true vegetarians ________ animal meats, some do eat dairy products.

• irk

• denounce

• forsake

• compress

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RL.8.4

The county leaders will ________ a team of workers to assess the damage caused by the tornado.

• douse

• forsake

• besiege

• dispatch

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Some of life's rewards are ________; others are a long time coming.

• ingenious

• instantaneous

• famished

• gainful

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RL.8.4

Your _______ can be neat and attractive without being expensive.

• apparel

• dispatch

• inept

• expressly

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RL.8.4

The leader guide instructed the campers to _______ the fire before leaving the campsite.

• forsake

• denounce

• dispatch

• douse

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RL.8.4

None of us could figure out how the _______ magician had managed to escape from the trunk submerged in the tank of water.

• inept

• famished

• compressed

• ingenious

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RL.8.4