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Context Clues Pre-Assessment

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Again they searched meticulously, but no keys.  Where could they be?  They've looked EVERYWHERE! If you did something meticulously, you would be-
a)
feeling silly.
b)
working very carefully.
c)
trying to finish quickly.
d)
trying to find something.
2.

Based on context clues in the passage below, trifle means ______________.


Her cat was dying, and she worried about a trifle like her torn dress!

a)

A thing of little importance

b)

Something giant

c)

Everything

d)

Something hopeful

3.

The conspicuous man wore a purple wig and large sunglasses.

a)

easily noticed

b)

beautiful

c)

sleeping

d)

shy

4.

Marcia is a novice soccer player. It is her first day of practice.

a)

skilled

b)

beginner

c)

professional

d)

talented

5.
The shallow river was usually easy for hikers to
wade across. However, the
recent heavy rains had turned it into a rushing torrent, too treacherous to cross. 
a)
dangerous
b)
wet
c)
muddy
d)
foggy
6.
Dan did not enjoy his job as a dishwasher. It was monotonous work, doing the same thing over and over 
a)
inspiring
b)
disgusting
c)
boring
d)
dangerous
7.

What does the word SUBSIDIZED mean in the sentence below?

The new zoo project will be subsidized by city, county, state, and federal funds.

a)

prevented

b)

forgotten

c)

replaced

d)

financed

8.
Tonya was relaxing with a magazine when her father walked in, looking perturbed and sounding annoyed, too. What words give you clues to the meaning of perturbed?
a)
can you help me
b)
her father walked in 
c)
sounding annoyed, too
d)
relaxing with a magazine
9.

The students were cheerful they had extra recess but then the mood was somber when they found out they had homework.

a)

shyly

b)

hungry

c)

serious

d)

happy

10.

Unlike my frugal mother, I don't bother shopping at sales or clipping coupons.

a)

careful

b)

unwasteful

c)

careless

d)

wasteful