Context Clues

The lost campers sweltered in the heat of the desert sun.

• walked

• ran

• sweated

• hiked

The scared rock climber balanced precariously on the edge of the cliff.

• happily

• dangerously

• gracefully

• hopefully

We often travel to New England in autumn to see the bright colors of the foliage.

• buildings

• trees

• mountains

• leaves

The mood was somber at the funeral of the former president.

• serious

• fearful

• social

• lively

The impudent boy was assigned a detention for his inappropriate behavior that occurred during the guest speaker's presentation.

• silly

• young

• rude

• unhappy

Cold rain fell all day, making it a dismal Saturday afternoon.

• fun

• cloudy

• gloomy

• busy

Conner's constant prevaricating caused most of his teachers not to believe him.

• lying

• crying

• being late

• talking

Super Smart Sam's inability to understand the math problem had a dilatory effect on his homework completion.

• happy

• hurrying

• delaying

• funny

The propitious weather report encouraged the families to go ahead with their picnic.

• upcoming

• uncertain

• current

• favorable

Nate knew his Language Art's teacher was persnickety, so he made sure his penmanship was legible, he capitalized proper nouns, looked up any words he did not know how to spell, and used all the correct punctuation.

• lazy

• picky

• old-school

• smart