Context Clue Quiz A

Most of the boys in the class were in a heated argument about which sports team was going to win the Super Bowl, but Kenneth was indifferent. He just wanted to play Fortnite on his Playstation. What does the blue italicized word mean, and what clues in the sentence led you to your definition?

The students of LJP were not happy with the gradual improvement of Covid-19 cases in the city of Atlanta. They wanted to return to school immediately. What does gradual mean in the sentence?

• slow

• rapid

• no improvement

• great

After being online for six months, the students grew impatient with the virtual learning experience. What does impatient mean in this sentence?

• excited

• unable to wait; restless

• antsy

• unhappy

Tony was bewildered when he saw Mr. Robinson writing letters on the board that were to be added and subtracted. "Aren't letters for reading and writing in ELA class?", Tony asked. How was Tony feeling?

• amused

• confused

• tired

• energetic

During the graduation, the students walked down the aisle in a procession. What does procession mean in the sentence?

• in a chaotic fashion

• skipping

• in a coordinated manner

• in a somber fashion

After spending an entire day online, students grow weary by the close of the day. What does the italicized word mean?

• impatient

• energetic

• hungry

• tired

After dropping his phone in the toilet, KamRon repeatedly pressed and held the power button, but the phone was unresponsive. What does unresponsive mean in the sentence?

• not reacting to input

• cracked

• full of water

• overheated

After Tiko dashed out of the door, Ms. Sutton tried to coax him into the house with a puppy treat. One can infer that Ms. Sutton was trying to:

• get the puppy to do what she wants.

• get the puppy to eat a treat.

• get the puppy to learn obedience.

• get the puppy to

The curling iron was so hot, that the young lady singed her hair. What does singe mean in this sentence?

• curled

• straightened

• burned

• none of the above

That Darn Science

Read the passage and fill in the blank at the end.

Now, the point not to be overlooked is this: to Darwin and Huxley, as to their remote and uncultured ancestors, the World―the Earth, the Sea, the Sky―is full of wonders and of mysteries, but the wonders are of a higher order. The problems of the thunder and of the rainbow as they presented themselves to the men of a thousand generations ago, have been fully solved: but the questions; what is the veritable nature of electricity, exactly how does it differ from light, are still unanswered. And what are simple problems like these to the questions: what is love; why do we feel a sympathy with this person, an antipathy for that; and others of the sort? Science has made almost infinite advances since pre‐historic man first felt the feeble current of intellectual curiosity amid his awe of the storm; it has still to grow almost infinitely before anything like a complete explanation even of external Nature is achieved.

If something is infinite, it does not________________.