Review CA 4

I thoroughly enjoyed that particular TV series and was saddened to discover that it was going on hiatus after only six episodes. What does hiatus mean in this sentence?

• a break                               
• an opening 
• a passage 
• a gap

Context cues are ____________ found within a sentence, paragraph, or passage that a reader can use to understand the meaning of new or unfamiliar words

• Hints

• Hypotheses

• Mistakes

• Annotations

Based on context clues, what is the definition of the underlined word?

Days later, people would ask why, if the weather had begun to deteriorate, had climbers on the upper mountain not heeded the signs?

• worsen

• improve

• challenge

• brighten

Based on context clues, what is the definition of the underlined word?

I arrived at the notorious Hillary Step...a spot that does require a fair amount of technical maneuvering.

• widely known

• dangerous

• protruding

• elevated

Based on context clues, what is the definition of the underlined word?

By now tendrils of mist were wrapping across...and lapping at Everest's summit pyramid. No longer did the weather look so benign.

• dangerous

• bad

• harmless

• wonderful

Based on context clues, what is the definition of the underlined word?

... my compadres were dallying, memorializing their arrival at the apex of the planet with photos and high-five...

• edge

• base

• summit

• ridge

Based on context clues, what is the definition of the underlined word?

In a day of many mistakes, this (Weathers' decision to wait for Groom) would turn out to be a crucial one.

• best

• difficult

• basic

• extremely important

Based on context clues, what is the definition of the underlined word?

It's not far-fetched to speculate that because Hall had talked Hansen into coming back to Everest this year, he wouldn't deny him the chance to summit.

• gossip

• judge

• guess

• decide

Based on context clues, what is the definition of the underlined word?

I sat in the snow for a long while, staring at my boots, trying to get some grip, however tenuous, on what had happened.

• flimsy

• slow

• strong

• ordinary

Based on the context clues in the sentence below, ecstatic means:

They were ecstatic at the birth of their baby.  They couldn't stop smiling for days. 

• Nervous
• Discouraged
• Excited
• Relieved