KSA Review Questions

Read the following sentence.

When he didn't understand the instructions, the student asked the teacher to clarify for him.

What does the word clarify most likely mean?

• remove

• explain

• call

• stop

Read the following sentence.

Cold rain fell all day, making it a dismal Saturday afternoon.

What does the word dismal most likely mean?

• gloomy

• red

• shining

• fun

Read the following sentence.

The country cottage was just outside the quaint and picturesque town.

What is the most likely meaning of the word quaint?

• charming

• ruined

• perhaps

• running

Keely was bored. She spent each day counting buttons, and she did not believe that there could be a more monotonous task. But even though it was repetitive and boring, she knew it was important.

Select the best definition of the underlined word based on the context clues.

• dull

• exciting

•  advantageous

• varied

Sandra was not happy with the way her group assignment was going. She knew her teacher believed in the importance of collaborative work, but it really felt like she was doing it all by herself.

Select the best definition of the underlined word based on the context clues.

•  individual

• expectation

• shared

•  separate

Even though the wind was blowing, the trees were motionless. The underlined word means

• moving around

• with motion

• without motion

• moving above

If a- means without and -path means feeling, then apathetic means

• with feeling

• without feeling

• with path

• a feeling

I just can't believe it! The story is ______believable!

• dis
• un
• mis
• in

No, that answer is ______correct. It is wrong.

• mis
• under
• in
• un

Let's look at this information again. We should ______view it before the test.

• re
• under
• mis
• dis