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WorksheetsContext Clues Pre-Assessment
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 18mins
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 thing of little importance
Something giant
Everything
Something hopeful
The conspicuous man wore a purple wig and large sunglasses.
easily noticed
beautiful
sleeping
shy
Marcia is a novice soccer player. It is her first day of practice.
skilled
beginner
professional
talented
wade across. However, the
recent heavy rains had turned it into a rushing torrent, too treacherous to cross.
What does the word SUBSIDIZED mean in the sentence below?
The new zoo project will be subsidized by city, county, state, and federal funds.
prevented
forgotten
replaced
financed
The students were cheerful they had extra recess but then the mood was somber when they found out they had homework.
shyly
hungry
serious
happy
Unlike my frugal mother, I don't bother shopping at sales or clipping coupons.
careful
unwasteful
careless
wasteful
