Context Clues

Lia, it is lamentable that you and Derrick separated, but it has almost been a year. Don't you think that it's about time to move on with your life?

• happy

• sad

• indifferent

• optimistic

The flood caused toxic molds to grow on the walls of our old house and now it is uninhabitable.

• not suitable to live in
• too expensive
• ugly
• gloomy

 Due to his parsimonious nature, Brian enjoys borrowing movies from the library and copying them, buying day old bread from the bakery, and recording music from the radio even though he has a lot of money.

• cheap

• swift

• time-consuming

• messy

Large companies and wealthy clients wanted Donzo to take their pictures, as Donzo was well known for his eminence in photography.

• superiority

• failure

• happy feet

• lectures

John gave me two tickets to the basketball game, but I have an aversion to going to crowded places like sports arenas, so would you like to have them?

• to strongly like something
• to strongly dislike something
• to encourage
• to embellish

The principal concluded his speech, "Now that I have introduced the new program, I will answer a few questions, so long as they are pertinent to the matter at hand."

• irrelevant
• revelant
• typical
• none of these

Tanya loved her dad, but she wondered why she was so organized when he was so haphazard.  A person who is haphazard is- 

• lost
• lovable 
• worried
• disorganized

Luis pondered the idea, remaining deep in thought for half a minute or so. What does pondered mean?

• rejected
• laughed at
• agreed with
• thought about

Based on context clues in the passage below, truncated means ______________.

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

• Finished
• Cut short 
• Boring
• Too long

If you don't curtail your spending, you'll be broke in no time at all!

Which word is a synonym of "curtail"?

• reduce

• follow

• spend more

• behind