Vocabulary and Context Clues Worksheet

I need an (a)   amount of coffee in the morning.

• Profound

• Incremental

• Abundant

• Spontaneous

In the sentence "The driver only caught a fleeting glimpse of the squirrel," what does fleeting mean?

• Clear

• Lasting

• Brief

• Detailed

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

In the sentence, “Because Roger was always meticulous about his appearance, George was shocked when he showed up for school in dirty clothes,“ what does meticulous mean?

• A. Careless

• B. Extremely careful and precise

• C. Quick and rushed

• D. Disorganized

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

Katherine does not want to go to field day, so she will have to (a)   an illness.

• Feign

• Correlate

• Bolster

• Befall

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

In the sentence, “Katherine does not want to go to field day, so she will have to feign an illness,” feign means?

• Perfectly clear

• Completely wrong

• Uncertain or unclear

• Absolutely certain

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

In the sentence, “In order to find the anomaly, scientists had to repeat the experiment over a hundred times, what does anomaly mean?

• Something typical

• Something expected

• Something normal

• Something unusual

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

In the sentence, “She was apprehensive about taking the test because she had not studied,” what does apprehensive mean?

• Worried about it

• Happy about it

• Indifferent to it

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

In the sentence, “If your mother tells you to stop antagonizing your brother, she's asking you to stop making him mad,” what does antagonize mean?

• To help someone

• To praise someone

• To deliberately make someone angry

• To ignore someone

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

In the sentence, “After the accident, she was coherent and lucid and did not appear to be injured,” what does coherent mean?

• A. Confusing

• B. Disorganized

• C. Clear and logical

• D. Incomplete

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

In the sentence, “The amount of money a country spends on health care does positively correlate with increased longevity,” what does correlate mean?

• To have no connection

• To oppose each other

• To happen randomly

• To have a mutual relationship

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4