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WorksheetsPracticing Context Clues With Nonsense Words (MDG Passages)
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 38mins
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1.
"I wanted the ideal animal to hunt," explained the general. "So I said,
`What are the (1) humaboos of an ideal quarry?' And the answer was, of
course, `It must have courage, cunning, and, above all, it must be able
to reason."'
What is the BIG PICTURE?
`What are the (1) humaboos of an ideal quarry?' And the answer was, of
course, `It must have courage, cunning, and, above all, it must be able
to reason."'
What is the BIG PICTURE?
a)
ideal quarry
b)
It explains what makes an ideal quarry.
c)
It is about how to hunt animals.
d)
"It must have courage, cunning, and, above all, it must be able to reason."
2.
"I wanted the ideal animal to hunt," explained the general. "So I said,
`What are the (1) humaboos of an ideal quarry?' And the answer was, of
course, `It must have courage, cunning, and, above all, it must be able
to reason."'
What is the function of "humaboos" in this passage?
`What are the (1) humaboos of an ideal quarry?' And the answer was, of
course, `It must have courage, cunning, and, above all, it must be able
to reason."'
What is the function of "humaboos" in this passage?
a)
It is describing an ideal quarry (adj)
b)
It is something related to an ideal quarry (noun)
c)
It is an action the ideal quarry is taking (verb)
3.
"I wanted the ideal animal to hunt," explained the general. "So I said,
`What are the (1) humaboos of an ideal quarry?' And the answer was, of
course, `It must have courage, cunning, and, above all, it must be able
to reason."'
What is the connotation of "humaboos"?
`What are the (1) humaboos of an ideal quarry?' And the answer was, of
course, `It must have courage, cunning, and, above all, it must be able
to reason."'
What is the connotation of "humaboos"?
a)
Positive
b)
Negative
c)
Neutral
4.
"I wanted the ideal animal to hunt," explained the general. "So I said,
`What are the (1) humaboos of an ideal quarry?' And the answer was, of
course, `It must have courage, cunning, and, above all, it must be able
to reason."'
SOLVE AND REPLACE: What word best replaces "humaboos" in the above sentence?
`What are the (1) humaboos of an ideal quarry?' And the answer was, of
course, `It must have courage, cunning, and, above all, it must be able
to reason."'
SOLVE AND REPLACE: What word best replaces "humaboos" in the above sentence?
a)
supplements
b)
characteristics
c)
accusations
d)
symbols
5.
And the answer was, of course, `It must have courage, cunning, and, above all, it must be able to reason."'
"But no animal can reason," (2)skittled Rainsford.
"My dear fellow," said the general, "there is one that can."
What is the function of "skittled" in this passage?
"But no animal can reason," (2)skittled Rainsford.
"My dear fellow," said the general, "there is one that can."
What is the function of "skittled" in this passage?
a)
It is an action taken by Rainsford (verb)
b)
It is describing Rainsford (adj)
c)
It is something Rainsford has (noun)
6.
And the answer was, of course, `It must have courage, cunning, and, above all, it must be able to reason."'
"But no animal can reason," (2)skittled Rainsford.
"My dear fellow," said the general, "there is one that can."
What is the connotation of "skittled"?
"But no animal can reason," (2)skittled Rainsford.
"My dear fellow," said the general, "there is one that can."
What is the connotation of "skittled"?
a)
Neutral or negative
b)
Neutral or positive
7.
And the answer was, of course, `It must have courage, cunning, and, above all, it must be able to reason."'
"But no animal can reason," (2)skittled Rainsford.
"My dear fellow," said the general, "there is one that can."
SOLVE AND REPLACE: What word best replaces "skittled" in the above sentence?
"But no animal can reason," (2)skittled Rainsford.
"My dear fellow," said the general, "there is one that can."
SOLVE AND REPLACE: What word best replaces "skittled" in the above sentence?
a)
laughed
b)
praised
c)
agreed
d)
protested
8.
"My dear fellow," said the general, "there is one that can."
"But you can't mean--" (3) brinkled Rainsford.
What is the function of "brinkled" in this passage?
"But you can't mean--" (3) brinkled Rainsford.
What is the function of "brinkled" in this passage?
a)
It is an action that Rainsford takes (verb)
b)
It is describing Rainsford (adj)
c)
It is something linked to Rainsford (noun)
9.
"My dear fellow," said the general, "there is one that can."
"But you can't mean--" (3) brinkled Rainsford.
What is the connotation of the word "brinkled"?
"But you can't mean--" (3) brinkled Rainsford.
What is the connotation of the word "brinkled"?
a)
Neutral or positive
b)
Neutral or negative
10.
"My dear fellow," said the general, "there is one that can."
"But you can't mean--" (3) brinkled Rainsford.
SOLVE AND REPLACE: What word best replaces "brinkled" in the above sentence?
"But you can't mean--" (3) brinkled Rainsford.
SOLVE AND REPLACE: What word best replaces "brinkled" in the above sentence?
a)
laughed
b)
gulped
c)
exclaimed
d)
panted
11.
"And why not?"
"I can't believe you are serious, General Zaroff. This is a (4) pingadingdong joke."
"Why should I not be serious? I am speaking of hunting."
"Hunting? Good God, General Zaroff, what you speak of is murder."
What is the function of "pingadingdong" in this sentence?
"I can't believe you are serious, General Zaroff. This is a (4) pingadingdong joke."
"Why should I not be serious? I am speaking of hunting."
"Hunting? Good God, General Zaroff, what you speak of is murder."
What is the function of "pingadingdong" in this sentence?
a)
It is describing the word joke (adj)
b)
It is an action taken by the General (verb)
c)
It is something related to the word joke in this sentence (noun)
12.
"And why not?"
"I can't believe you are serious, General Zaroff. This is a (4) pingadingdong joke."
"Why should I not be serious? I am speaking of hunting."
"Hunting? Good God, General Zaroff, what you speak of is murder."
What is the connotation of the word "pingadingdong"?
"I can't believe you are serious, General Zaroff. This is a (4) pingadingdong joke."
"Why should I not be serious? I am speaking of hunting."
"Hunting? Good God, General Zaroff, what you speak of is murder."
What is the connotation of the word "pingadingdong"?
a)
positive
b)
negative
c)
neutral
13.
"And why not?"
"I can't believe you are serious, General Zaroff. This is a (4) pingadingdong joke."
"Why should I not be serious? I am speaking of hunting."
"Hunting? Good God, General Zaroff, what you speak of is murder."
SOLVE AND REPLACE: What word best replaces "pingadingdong" in the above sentence?
"I can't believe you are serious, General Zaroff. This is a (4) pingadingdong joke."
"Why should I not be serious? I am speaking of hunting."
"Hunting? Good God, General Zaroff, what you speak of is murder."
SOLVE AND REPLACE: What word best replaces "pingadingdong" in the above sentence?
a)
silly
b)
appalling
c)
shocking
d)
eerie
14.
The general laughed with entire good nature. He regarded Rainsford
(5) spogmatically. "I refuse to believe that so modern and civilized a young
man as you seem to be harbors romantic ideas about the value of human life. Surely your experiences in the war--"
What is the function of the word "spogmatically"?
(5) spogmatically. "I refuse to believe that so modern and civilized a young
man as you seem to be harbors romantic ideas about the value of human life. Surely your experiences in the war--"
What is the function of the word "spogmatically"?
a)
It is an action that Zaroff takes (verb).
b)
It is word that describes Rainsford (adj)
c)
It is something associated with Rainsford (noun)
d)
It is describing how Zaroff regards Rainsford (adv)
15.
The general laughed with entire good nature. He regarded Rainsford
(5) spogmatically. "I refuse to believe that so modern and civilized a young
man as you seem to be harbors romantic ideas about the value of human life. Surely your experiences in the war--"
What is the connotation of the word "spogmatically"?
(5) spogmatically. "I refuse to believe that so modern and civilized a young
man as you seem to be harbors romantic ideas about the value of human life. Surely your experiences in the war--"
What is the connotation of the word "spogmatically"?
a)
Positive
b)
Negative
c)
Neutral
16.
The general laughed with entire good nature. He regarded Rainsford
(5) spogmatically. "I refuse to believe that so modern and civilized a young
man as you seem to be harbors romantic ideas about the value of human life. Surely your experiences in the war--"
SOLVE AND REPLACE: What word best replaces "spogmatically" in the above sentence?
(5) spogmatically. "I refuse to believe that so modern and civilized a young
man as you seem to be harbors romantic ideas about the value of human life. Surely your experiences in the war--"
SOLVE AND REPLACE: What word best replaces "spogmatically" in the above sentence?
a)
amusingly
b)
angrily
c)
distrustfully
d)
sadly
17.
Laughter shook the general. "How extraordinarily droll you are!" he
said. "One does not expect nowadays to find a young man of the educated
class, even in America, with such a naive, and, if I may say so,
mid-Victorian point of view. It's like finding a snuffbox in a
limousine. Ah, well, doubtless you had Puritan ancestors. So many
Americans appear to have had. I'll wager you'll forget your (7)smorgenhogens when
you go hunting with me. You've a genuine new thrill in store for you,
Mr. Rainsford."
What is the function of "smorgenhogens" in this sentence?
said. "One does not expect nowadays to find a young man of the educated
class, even in America, with such a naive, and, if I may say so,
mid-Victorian point of view. It's like finding a snuffbox in a
limousine. Ah, well, doubtless you had Puritan ancestors. So many
Americans appear to have had. I'll wager you'll forget your (7)smorgenhogens when
you go hunting with me. You've a genuine new thrill in store for you,
Mr. Rainsford."
What is the function of "smorgenhogens" in this sentence?
a)
It is something that the general says Rainsford with forget (noun)
b)
It is describing the type of hunting the General plans to do with Rainsford (adj)
c)
It is an action taken by General Zaroff (verb_
d)
It is describing "forget" in this sentence (adv)
18.
Laughter shook the general. "How extraordinarily droll you are!" he
said. "One does not expect nowadays to find a young man of the educated
class, even in America, with such a naive, and, if I may say so,
mid-Victorian point of view. It's like finding a snuffbox in a
limousine. Ah, well, doubtless you had Puritan ancestors. So many
Americans appear to have had. I'll wager you'll forget your (7)smorgenhogens when
you go hunting with me. You've a genuine new thrill in store for you,
Mr. Rainsford."
What connotation does the word "smorgenhogens" have?
said. "One does not expect nowadays to find a young man of the educated
class, even in America, with such a naive, and, if I may say so,
mid-Victorian point of view. It's like finding a snuffbox in a
limousine. Ah, well, doubtless you had Puritan ancestors. So many
Americans appear to have had. I'll wager you'll forget your (7)smorgenhogens when
you go hunting with me. You've a genuine new thrill in store for you,
Mr. Rainsford."
What connotation does the word "smorgenhogens" have?
a)
Positive
b)
Negative
c)
Neutral
19.
Laughter shook the general. "How extraordinarily droll you are!" he
said. "One does not expect nowadays to find a young man of the educated
class, even in America, with such a naive, and, if I may say so,
mid-Victorian point of view. It's like finding a snuffbox in a
limousine. Ah, well, doubtless you had Puritan ancestors. So many
Americans appear to have had. I'll wager you'll forget your (7)smorgenhogens when
you go hunting with me. You've a genuine new thrill in store for you,
Mr. Rainsford."
SOLVE AND REPLACE: What word best replaces "smorgenhogens" in the above sentence?
said. "One does not expect nowadays to find a young man of the educated
class, even in America, with such a naive, and, if I may say so,
mid-Victorian point of view. It's like finding a snuffbox in a
limousine. Ah, well, doubtless you had Puritan ancestors. So many
Americans appear to have had. I'll wager you'll forget your (7)smorgenhogens when
you go hunting with me. You've a genuine new thrill in store for you,
Mr. Rainsford."
SOLVE AND REPLACE: What word best replaces "smorgenhogens" in the above sentence?
a)
clues
b)
emotions
c)
stereotypes
d)
beliefs
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