Dictionary Skills and Context Clues

Using context clues, select the word that has the same meaning as the bold word.

I was intrigued by the book and wanted to learn more.

• Interested

• Angered

• Bored

• Exhausted

Using context clues, select the word that has the same meaning as the bold word.

I felt a little apprehensive the first time I traveled alone.

• Tired

• Worried

• Confident

• Thrilled

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

• She worked very meticulous on her art project.

• Did you meticulous with your homework last night?

• You should be very meticulous when solving math problems.

• The story was about a young meticulous.

The Latin word sidere means 'to sink'--this would help a reader to know that the word subside used in the sentence below means to--

The water will subside and the flooding stop if the rain lets up soon.

• Improve

• Lessen

• React

• Return

Refer to the dictionary entry in the photo: Which sentence correctly uses the SECOND definition of rebound?

• My grades rebounded after I stayed after school for tutoring.

• The game turned on a great rebound.

• The softball rebounded off the catcher's mit and hit the batter in the eye.

• Every great player must be able to recover a rebound.

The main difference between a dictionary and a thesaurus is:

• There is no difference.

• The dictionary tells me the part of speech but the thesaurus uses the word in a sentence.

• The dictionary gives me the word's definition and the thesaurus gives me synonyms for that word.

Quincy has not used the most effective word in sentence 30. To improve this sentence, he should change feeling to —

• Tug

• Urge

• Impression

• Encounter