WorksheetsUnlocking Words
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
President Roosevelt supported conservation, the protection of natural resources, of the national parks.
What does conservation mean?
What does conservation mean?
a)
the election of
b)
the search for land
c)
protection of natural resources
d)
a statement or speech
2.
What type of context clue is used in the sentence below?
President Roosevelt supported conservation, the protection of natural resources, of the national parks.
President Roosevelt supported conservation, the protection of natural resources, of the national parks.
a)
Antonym
b)
Defintion
c)
Synonym
d)
Example
3.
My little brother is always ravenous, or starving, right before we eat dinner.
What does ravenous mean?
What does ravenous mean?
a)
extremely hungry
b)
grouchy
c)
spoiled
d)
rude
4.
What type of context clue is used in the sentence?
My brother is always ravenous, or starving, right before we eat dinner.
My brother is always ravenous, or starving, right before we eat dinner.
a)
example
b)
antonym
c)
synonym
d)
definition
5.
Rancid food spoiling in the heat created an unpleasant aroma at the marketplace.
What does rancid mean?
What does rancid mean?
a)
tough
b)
delicious
c)
unattractive
d)
rotten
6.
Instead of living in the crowded city, Abigail chose to be a recluse in the mountains.
What does recluse mean?
What does recluse mean?
a)
one who teachers
b)
one who lives alone
c)
one who argues
d)
one who follows others
7.
Like other immigrants, Mexicans formed their own neighborhoods, or barrios.
What does barrios mean?
What does barrios mean?
a)
businesses
b)
immigrants
c)
friendships
d)
neighborhoods
8.
What context clue is used in the sentence below?
Like other immigrants, Mexicans formed their own neighborhoods, or barrios.
Like other immigrants, Mexicans formed their own neighborhoods, or barrios.
a)
synonym
b)
definition
c)
antonym
d)
example
9.
The bank's elaborate alarm system will deter any bank robbers.
What does deter mean?
What does deter mean?
a)
welcome
b)
encourage
c)
discourage
d)
investigate
10.
The gray horse was so skittish, or jumpy, that she had to go back in her stall.
What does skittish mean?
What does skittish mean?
a)
exhausted
b)
nervous
c)
friendly
d)
muscular
11.
My aunt loves all breeds of horses, especially Pinto, Appaloosa, and Palomino.
What does Appaloosa mean?
What does Appaloosa mean?
a)
a close relative
b)
a cowgirl
c)
a horse breed
d)
a type of saddle
12.
What type of context clue is used in the sentence below?
My aunt loves all breeds of horses, especially Pinto, Appaloosa, and Palomino.
My aunt loves all breeds of horses, especially Pinto, Appaloosa, and Palomino.
a)
example
b)
definition
c)
synonym
d)
antonym
13.
My coach believes that I will win the MVP award, but I am skeptical that he is correct.
What does skeptical mean?
What does skeptical mean?
a)
certain
b)
skillful
c)
honest
d)
doubtful
14.
The officer detained the suspects instead of releasing them.
What does detained mean?
What does detained mean?
a)
arrested
b)
held back
c)
freed
d)
punished
15.
The only use of enchantment was the spell that put the princess to sleep for fifty years.
What does enchantment mean?
What does enchantment mean?
a)
kingdom
b)
comfort
c)
magic
d)
revenge
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