Using Context P. 151

For each item, determine whether the boldface word from pages 150-151 makes sense in the context of the sentence. 1. As a preamble, the CEO thanked the staff members for their hard work before launching into her speech.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

For each item, determine whether the boldface word from pages 150-151 makes sense in the context of the sentence. 2. Developments in technology over the last century have helped to emancipate many workers from tedious manual labor.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.5.5C

For each item, determine whether the boldface word from pages 150-151 makes sense in the context of the sentence. 3. My mother's diminutive sense of fashion leads many people to believe that she is younger than she actually is.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

For each item, determine whether the boldface word from pages 150-151 makes sense in the context of the sentence. 4. Even experienced mountain climbers should be cautious on rugged terrain to avoid slipping and injuring themselves.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

For each item, determine whether the boldface word from pages 150-151 makes sense in the context of the sentence. 5. The garden, with its dried-up grass and dead plants, looked bleak and neglected.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

For each item, determine whether the boldface word from pages 150-151 makes sense in the context of the sentence. 6. The entire school believed our football team to be invincible until they lost the final game of the season.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.3.2F

For each item, determine whether the boldface word from pages 150-151 makes sense in the context of the sentence. 7. He had never seen the ocean before and was enthralled with the vast mire before him.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

For each item, determine whether the boldface word from pages 150-151 makes sense in the context of the sentence. 8. The obtrusive questions asked by the audience members spared insightful discussions among the panel members.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

For each item, determine whether the boldface word from pages 150-151 makes sense in the context of the sentence. 9. Those who aspire to become doctors should focus not only on studying science, but also on how to display compassion.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

For each item, determine whether the boldface word from pages 150-151 makes sense in the context of the sentence. 10. The extemporaneous nature of the question-and-answer session boosted the confidence of the participates.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C