2.1 Context Clues

Everyone else at the party wanted garbage pizza which had sausage, mushrooms, peppers, and onions except Tim because he detested vegetables.

What does detested mean?

• liked

• loved

• strongly disliked

• ate

Grandpa didn’t know that Suzie was coming along on the fishing trip, and now he had to alter his plans to accommodate what Suzie wanted to do.

What does alter mean?

• change

• keep

• fight

• discuss

When Kiki got a tiny cut on her pinky finger, she got all melodramatic and began sobbing and demanding a doctor.

What does melodramatic mean?

• with a calm tone

• talkative

• with a happiness

• with exaggerated motion

As Tommy walked home with the money from the church he had stolen in his pocket, powerful feelings of remorse bubbled in his stomach and he suddenly felt ill.

What does remorse mean?

• confidence

• guilt or regret

• happiness

• power and control

When the other moms heard about how Charlene had won the baking contest, her email box was flooded with inquiries asking her for her award-winning muffin recipe.

What does inquiries mean?

• wishing congratulations

• making demands

• seeking information or asking questions

• praise and well wishes

The children were perched on the edge of the sofa arms, waiting to hop off and land on the next unlucky passerby.

What does perched mean?

• really thirsty

• laying down

• To wait at a position off of the ground

• attacking someone

Jeremiah joked around so much that when he told the others about the accident that had occurred, they didn’t believe that he was being earnest.  

What does earnest mean?

• serious; not joking

• joking around

• injured in an accident

• making wages

Unlike Bob, who treated others rudely and kept to himself, Bobby was jovial, friendly, and outgoing.   

What does jovial mean?

• young

• isolated

• social

• cheerful

My grandma’s serious demeanor was such that people often thought she was being rude when she was just being honest.

What does demeanor mean?

• to say something mean

• behavior towards others

• to say nice things

• to move away from

The lady decided that it was tea time and so, by jingling a tiny silver bell, she beckoned her servants to attend. 

What does beckoned mean?

• sounded

• released

• pushed

• called