Vocabulary with Context Clues

Bruce did not want to help clean up the trash by the river, but the principal told him that since he chose to skip classes on Friday, his participation in the event would be compulsory. What does compulsory mean?

• optional

• mandatory

• impossible

• paid

When John received the job offer, he was so overcome with felicity that he could barely find the words to accept it. What does the word felicity mean?

• Joy

• Sadness

• Anxiousness

• Pride

The teacher anticipated the first day of school with much longing.

• looked forward to

• dreaded

• regretted

Confiscate: Joanne’s mother came up to the school to get the cell phone the teacher had confiscated.

• using authority to take something

• persuade by use of a deception

• used to move a heavy object

• break into pieces

Obedient: Unlike her older brother Jerome, who stayed out all hours of the night, Kate obediently followed the curfew her parents set.

• does what they are told to do.

• stubbornly refusing to change

• come home on time

• go to sleep

John was so hungry that he consumed the cranberry muffin and went back for a donut.

• to eat

• throw away

• break into small pieces

• to take using authority

After the bird escaped, Chris tried to coax it back into the cage with treats.

• gently persuade or talk in to doing

• an outer garment worn outdoors

• feed

• break into small pieces

Peculiar: Since it was a school day, Denise thought it was peculiar that she saw no children on the street during her drive to work.

• strange or odd

• normal

• specific kind or type

• something that is extremely funny

If a wolf refuses to help its pack hunt, it becomes an outcast and must go on alone.

• not part of a group

• get rid of or throw away

• break into pieces

• a hip-hop band

Dad had no need for the broken air conditioner, so he discarded it on the corner by the trash.

• get rid of or throw away

• break into pieces

• a mean note or letter

• something you throw to insult someone