Context Clue Fill in the Blank

Based on the sentence below, using context clues, which word is a SYNONYM for the underlined word in the sentence?

• allowed

• joyful

• taken

• fed

Based on the sentences below, using context clues, which word is a SYNONYM for the underlined word in the sentence?

A blank piece of paper can be exciting and intimidating. Probably every writer knows both reactions well. I know I do.

• encouraging

• confident

• fearless

• frightening

Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary term from below:Continually believing in yourself is way to help maintain one's ________________________.

• computer

• decipher

• account

• self esteem

On the way to his homeroom, Victor tried a scowl. He felt foolish, until out of the corner of his eye he saw a girl looking at him. Umm, he thought, maybe it does work. He scowled with greater conviction.

Look at the dictionary entry below:

conviction /kənˈvikSH(ə)n/ 1. The act or process of finding or proven guilty. 2. The state of being convinced. 3. The state of doubting someone. 4. A person serving a sentence.

Which definition best matches the way the word conviction is used in the paragraph?

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4

Based on the sentence below, using context clues, which word is a SYNONYM for the underlined word in the sentence?

The lost campers sweltered in the heat of the desert sun.

• ate

• burned

• slept

• sunbathed

Based on the sentence below, using context clues, which word is a SYNONYM for the underlined word in the sentence?

The scared rock climber balanced precariously on the edge of the cliff.

• gracefully

• lazily

• dangerously

• hopefully

Based on the sentence below, using context clues, which word is a SYNONYM for the underlined word in the sentence?

• hurricane

• plays

• snow

• leaves

I returned to school soon after the war was over. The entire place, where the school used to be, was in ______.

• opportunity

• devastation

• necessary

• destroyed

We would be in a more permanent place once the buildings were rebuilt. The destruction was devastating, but despite the ____ around us, people went about picking up their lives.

• converse

• chaos

• world

• orderly

Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary term from below: The detective was able to ______ the mystery using the clues he found at the scene.

• A) solve

• B) create

• C) ignore

• D) complicate