Context Clues Vocabulary Quiz

After the hurricane, the town was left in a __________ state, with buildings destroyed and streets flooded.

• inane

• desolate

• jauntily

• capricious

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The comedian's joke was so __________ that nobody in the audience laughed.

• inane

• calculating

• chronic

• warily

She approached the abandoned house __________, unsure of what she might find inside.

• jauntily

• warily

• tactless

• petty

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

His __________ coughing worried his friends, leading them to suggest he see a doctor.

• petty

• rash

• chronic

• capricious

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

He wore his hat __________, at an angle that suggested he was in a particularly good mood.

• warily

• jauntily

• tactless

• calculating

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

Her mood is so __________ that you never know if she'll be happy or sad from one moment to the next.

• petty

• rash

• capricious

• inane

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

His __________ remark about her dress ruined the evening, making everyone uncomfortable.

• tactless

• calculating

• petty

• rash

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The detective was __________, carefully planning each step to catch the criminal.

• petty

• calculating

• rash

• jauntily

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

They argued over such __________ matters that everyone else found the dispute ridiculous.

• petty

• chronic

• desolate

• inane

Making a __________ decision, she quit her job without having another one lined up.

• warily

• rash

• jauntily

• tactless