Vocabulary and Context Clues Worksheet

Mr. McNeal was arraigned for auto theft. This means that he

• faced auto theft charges in court.

• certainly stole a car.

• went to prison for stealing a car.

• did not actually steal a car.

Mr. Chen’s lawyer assimilated new facts about the case. This means that she

• tracked down some new facts about Mr. Chen’s case.

• analyzed new facts about Mr. Chen’s case and proved them false.

• took in new facts and combined them with other facts about the case.

• figured out how to use new facts to win Mr. Chen’s case.

Talent, skill, and hours of practice conspired to win the game for the Kangaroos. In this sentence, conspired means

• A) schemed.

• B) joined together.

• C) made it difficult.

• D) made it impossible.

Who would be most likely to wear shackles?

• members of the audience at a play

• prisoners

• guards

• zookeepers

Sara’s mother interrogated her when she got home late. Sara’s mother

• asked her many thorough questions.

• grounded her.

• fixed her a meal.

• read her a story.

The man was lionized after he rescued the baby from a burning building. The man was

• given a medal.

• treated like a celebrity.

• taken to the hospital.

• thanked by the child’s parents.

Choose the correct meaning for the bold word: apprehended

• chased

• accused

• charged

• arrested

Choose the correct meaning for the bold word: bizarre

• high-pitched

• attractive

• unusual

• cruel

Choose the correct meaning for the bold word: calamity

• disaster

• rescue

• disagreement

• prank

Choose the correct meaning for the bold word: conspired

• sweated

• whispered

• plotted

• grouped