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Context Clues Using "IDEAS"

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A: While she was indifferent to golf, her husband was an avid fan.

a)

pleasent

b)

likeable

c)

eager

d)

boreing

2.

A: While James is very outgoing, his older brother is very reclusive.

a)

withdrawn

b)

popular

c)

athletic

d)

hungry

3.

A: The woman abhorred cleaning house, but she loved a spotless home.

a)

often

b)

enjoyed

c)

demanded

d)

hated

4.

S: The movie star’s large and beautiful home was palatial.

a)

ugly

b)

tiny

c)

pleasent

d)

like a palace

5.

S: Typewriters became obsolete with the development of personal computers.

a)

popular

b)

careful

c)

outdated

d)

round

6.

S: After the rainstorm, the rainbow lit up the sky with vivid colors.

a)

dark

b)

bright

c)

funny

d)

normal

7.

I: Everyone at the party wanted vegetable pizza except Tim; he detested vegetables.

a)

loved

b)

disliked

c)

adored

d)

enjoyed

8.

I: Kiki got a tiny cut on her pinky. She was melodramatic & began sobbing & demanding a doctor.

a)

calm

b)

with no emotion

c)

untheatrical

d)

with exaggerated emotion

9.

I: I would've tried to walk home, but an immense mountain stood between me & my destination.

a)

narrow

b)

tiny

c)

wide

d)

very large

10.

E: We collected kindling, such as dry twigs and branches, to start the fire.

a)

when you collect wood

b)

a substance used to prevent combustion

c)

a tool used for camping

d)

easily burned materials used to start a fire

11.

E: Afterward, Jeremy showed remorse by apologizing to everyone and repaying the money he lost.

a)

a sense of guilt for past wrongs

b)

being insensitive to the feelings of others

c)

showing extreme selfishness

d)

showing no feelings

12.

E: One phobia is fear of flying. Others kinds include fear of insects or heights.

a)

fearlessness

b)

exaggeration of feelings

c)

an exaggerated fear of something

d)

mild dislike

13.

D: The dudeen, a short-stemmed clay pipe, is found in Irish folktales.

a)

a type of sandwich

b)

a short-stemmed clay pipe

c)

an object used in Irish folktales

d)

An Irish custom

14.

D: Sedentary individuals, people who are not very active, often have bad health.

a)

people who are not very active

b)

people who have bad health

c)

people who love to exercise

d)

people who have bad breath

15.

D: Martha is a curator, a person who is responsible for looking after a museum ’s collection.

a)

a person that works at a museum

b)

a person who likes to visit museums

c)

a person that is responsible

d)

a person responsible for looking after a museum’s collection