ViC Knowledge Check Practice

What is the proper label for words that mean the same?

• synonyms
• antonyms

For example, for instance, and such as could indicate which of the context clues?

• Antonyms
• Examples
• General Sense
• Synonyms

Antonyms are words or phrases that mean the ....

• opposite
• same

Using context clues, select the answer that is the best meaning for the capitalized word.

According to research, a majority of U.S. teenagers hold part-time jobs during the school year. Most teens consider their work MONOTONOUS, but some find their jobs to be an enjoyable social experience.

Monotonous means...

• exciting
• boring
• helpful
• educational

Using context clues, select the answer that is the best meaning for the CAPITALIZED word.

Colleges have several resources to aid students in determining which VOCATIONS would be best for them. Finding what jobs they are suited for will help prepare them for the future.

Vocations means...

• classes
• living arrangements
• study skills
• jobs

In contrast, but, yet signal that you might have a(an)...

• synonym clue
• example clue
• antonym clue
• general sense

Using context clues, select the answer that is the best meaning for the CAPITALIZED word.

Over 45 miles long and 11 miles wide, the Dead Sea is so salty that its water actually feels oily and leaves a chalky RESIDUE on the skin.

residue means....

• coating
• drops off
• enjoyable
• enormous
• increases

Using context clues, select the answer that is the best meaning for the CAPITALIZED word.

Bathers brave enough to VENTURE just a few feet into the Dead Sea will discover that the human body floats in the salty mixture.

venture means....

• step forth
• coating
• drops off
• enjoyable
• enormous

Using context clues, select the answer that is the best meaning for the CAPITALIZED word.

Because of the COLOSSAL amount of salt in the water, a person can actually repose on the surface of the Dead Sea as if it was a giant waterbed.

colossal means....

• enormous
• coating
• drops off
• enjoyable
• increases

Using context clues, select the answer that is the best meaning for the CAPITALIZED word.

Because of the colossal amount of salt in the water, a person can actually REPOSE on the surface of the Dead Sea as if it was a giant waterbed.

repose means....

• lie down
• coating
• drops off
• enjoyable
• enormous