Context Clues

Which word or phrase from the passage helps you figure out the meaning of the word irate?

• "the birthday cake"

• "the clown"

• "angrily smashed"

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Pedestrians should look both ways before crossing the street.

• singers

• walkers

• pedals

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The class decided to exhibit the science projects during Parent Teacher Conferences.

• lose

• eat

• show

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Typewriters became obsolete with the development of personal computers.

• popular

• out-dated

• round

Read the following sentence in paragraph 1 "fresh snow has fallen overnight and blankets the ground, the rocks, and the massive boulders with a silent quilt of white"

• fallen

• rocks

• quilt

• silent

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After the rainstorm, the rainbow lit up the sky with vivid colors.

• dark

• normal

• bright

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The large vase was covered from top to bottom in a hand carved and ornate design. It must have taken weeks, or even months to create!!

• simple

• beautiful

• detailed

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Oh don't worry about a trifle problem like losing your phone charger! We have plenty of extras.

• little

• giant

• hopeful

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She offered a feeble excuse for her late work and they could tell that she wasn’t telling the truth.

• weak

• good

• believable

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The garrulous boy rambled on continuously as he told his mother about his day at school.

• quiet

• secretive

• talkative