Practice Quiz 1 Context Clues

Jaki is a wonderful piano player. But Emily is more VERSATILE; she sings, acts, paints and writes poetry, and also plays the piano. What does the word VERSATILE mean?

• many abilities
• boring
• not skilled
• exciting

A theory is futile when it is not practiced.

• useful

• important

• useless

• effective

Most of America's Founding Fathers did not believe in women's suffrage. Only men could vote in the United states until 1920.

• something that causes physical pain

• an early flag

• skirts that did not cover ankles

• the right to vote

No word must ever leak out about this military action! It has to be a clandestine operation in order to succeed

• dangerous

• family

• secret

• useful

If your plan fails, we’ll have to find someone who can devise a better one.

• accurate

• design

• use

• good

The runner was last in the race. He began to feel great duress to get ahead of the other racers. He needed to win to keep his standing in the sport.

• energy

• pressure

• style

• talent