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Which context clue does the following sentence utilize?
The teacher was appalled, or disgusted, by the honey-covered homework the student turned in. 

• Definition/Restatement
• Comparison/Example
• Contrast
• Cause and Effect

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What is the definition of the highlighted word?
Unlike my frugal mother, I don't bother shopping at sales or clipping coupons.  

• Careful 
• Thrifty
• Careless
• Wasteful

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Contributes to means........

• Remains neutral
• Takes away from 
• Adds to
• Stays the same

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A minor planet; one of thousands of small bodies that circle the sun is called an __________.

• asteroid
• astronomer
• astronaut
  
• asterisk

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The coffe table is _______ the ball,

• next to
• near
• between
• above

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She said that _______________ puppy bit her.

• your
• you're

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________ his intense stage fright, Brian's act in the talent show was by far the most popular.

• Beyond
  
• Indeed
• Despite
• For instance

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Don't touch that dog! It ____ bite!

• might
• might not

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A prophecy is

• a prediction of what is meant to happen

• a riddle

• a story about the ancient past

• a quest

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Read the following selection: Alexander, who was an inquisitive child, was the middle of three brothers and taught by his mother until he was 10 years old. When he was a young man he took a challenge from a mill operator and created a machine that removed the husks from grain. He would later call it his first invention.

Use context clues to determine the meaning of the word inquisitive.

• It means not wanting to learn more about something or become involved in something.

• It means have the ability to understand or know something without any direct evidence.

• It means to change or adapt something to fit its environment.

• It means to be eager to learn and is often characterized as someone who asks many questions.

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