Finding Meanings Using Contextual Clues

What does the word descended mean in the sentence below?

Before the soldiers descended from the airplane, they saluted.

• came down

• stopped flying

• slipped and fell

• carried luggage

We watched as the large bear clambered down the tree. What does clambered mean?

• climbed

• fell

Read the sentence:

"Lately, this haven't seemed right. People just are not treated right. It's almost dystopian."

What does the word DYSTOPIAN most likely mean?

• A society where there is a lot of joy and happiness.

• A society where there is a lack of technology.

• A society where there is a lot of suffering because of those in power.

• A society where there is a lack of food.

When you're broke, you find that many things you thought were _______ aren't actually necessary at all.

• devastate

• indispensable

• rigor

• squander

very dry; thirsty

• parched

• distilled

• aimlessly

• trashing

Believing to have superior importance or rights; overbearingly proud

• Arrogant

• Ambiguous

• Vicinity

• Eyesore

Exquisite

• of rare excellence or beauty

• difficult to perceive or pinpoint

• a cut or slice through something

• declared guilty

What does the word *elated* mean in the sentence below? **After receiving the good news, she felt elated.**

• A) very happy

• B) confused

• C) tired

• D) angry

In the sentence, 'The detective inferred the suspect's guilt from the evidence,' what does the word *inferred* mean?

• A) guessed

• B) proved

• C) ignored

• D) denied

What does the word *meticulous* mean in the sentence below? **She was meticulous in her work, ensuring every detail was perfect.**

• A) careless

• B) thorough

• C) quick

• D) lazy