WorksheetsRI/RL 5.4: Using Context Clues
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Over the holidays, families can show their GENEROSITY by donating food to the homeless.
Generosity means:
Generosity means:
a)
happiness
b)
sadness
c)
willingness to give
d)
meaness
2.
I was upset that the ebook file was truncated because I couldn't find out how the story ended.
Truncated means:
Truncated means:
a)
Finished
b)
Cut short
c)
Boring
d)
Too long
3.
Her cat was dying, and she worried about a trifling thing, like her torn dress!
Trifling means:
Trifling means:
a)
Unimportant
b)
Giant
c)
Everything
d)
Hopeful
4.
The continents are slowly drifting apart. Since they are not stationary, North and South America will one day separate entirely.
Stationary means:
Stationary means:
a)
Paper to write letters with
b)
Staying in one place
c)
Land
d)
Melting quickly
5.
The fifty pound pumpkin was gargantuan in size.
Gargantuan means:
Gargantuan means:
a)
Small
b)
Large
c)
Average
d)
Colorful
6.
The garrulous boy rambled on continuously as he told his mother about his day at school.
Garrulous means:
Garrulous means:
a)
Quiet
b)
Secretive
c)
talkative
d)
Exhausted
7.
We are depleting the Earth's reserves of oil. Someday there will not be any left.
Depleting means:
Depleting means:
a)
using up
b)
adding to
c)
creating
d)
saving up
8.
In order to be eligible for the life guard program, participants had to take First
Aid training and be advanced swimmers.
Eligible means:
Aid training and be advanced swimmers.
Eligible means:
a)
qualified
b)
rejected
c)
observed
d)
away
9.
Mara was feeling apprehensive about the
camping trip. She had never
slept in a tent before. What if there were bears or mountain lions?
Apprehensive means:
camping trip. She had never
slept in a tent before. What if there were bears or mountain lions?
Apprehensive means:
a)
worried
b)
angry
c)
excited
d)
in pain
10.
Dan did not enjoy his job as a dishwasher. It was monotonous work, doing the same thing over and over.
Monotonous means:
Monotonous means:
a)
inspiring
b)
disgusting
c)
boring
d)
dangerous
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