WorksheetsContext Clues Part 2
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Jaki is a wonderful piano player. But Emily is more VERSATILE; she sings, acts, paints and writes poetry, and also plays the piano. What does the word VERSATILE mean?
a)
many abilities
b)
boring
c)
not skilled
d)
exciting
2.
Animals live in DIVERSE and varied communities. What is the meaning of the word DIVERSE?
a)
very different
b)
the same
c)
weird
d)
muggy
3.
Tristin couldn’t see the school building; it was SHROUDED by smoke and dust.” What does the word SHROUDED mean?
a)
Covered
b)
ruined
c)
bounced
d)
invisible
4.
We thought that Mrs. Kerner would be very DISTRAUGHT when told that Antonio broke Ms.Pate's pointer; however, she took the news very calmly. What does the word DISTRAUGHT mean?
.
.
a)
anxious
b)
upset
c)
happy
d)
fearful
5.
Cherrymars's mother was IRATE because she talked back to her and had a bad attitude all day long.
Based on the sentence above, IRATE probably means what?
Based on the sentence above, IRATE probably means what?
a)
angry
b)
passive
c)
jolly
d)
pleased
6.
Hunter's plan for his group project looks good. It's time to IMPLEMENT it and see if works.
Based on the sentence above, what does IMPLEMENT mean?
Based on the sentence above, what does IMPLEMENT mean?
a)
carry out
b)
change
c)
ignore
d)
illustrate
7.
Ms. Hallett did not have lunch or breakfast, so she was FAMISHED by dinnertime.
Based on the sentence above, what does FAMISHED mean?
Based on the sentence above, what does FAMISHED mean?
a)
tired
b)
full
c)
dizzy
d)
hungry
8.
What does the word AVID mean in the sentence below?
Lola is an avid reader who loves books.
Lola is an avid reader who loves books.
a)
eager
b)
distracted
c)
lazy
d)
disinterested
9.
What does the word VAST mean in the sentence below?
Dianna has a vast amount of friends in all different cliques in school.
Dianna has a vast amount of friends in all different cliques in school.
a)
a large amount
b)
a few
c)
only 5
d)
a small amount
10.
Read the passage below. Which word or words best helps you understand the meaning of the word obedient?
The obedient child always followed her mother's requests. That night, she brushed her teeth, folded her clothes, and went to bed before her mother had to come in and remind her.
The obedient child always followed her mother's requests. That night, she brushed her teeth, folded her clothes, and went to bed before her mother had to come in and remind her.
a)
Followed her mother's requests
b)
Folded her clothes
c)
Brushed her teeth
d)
That night
11.
The fifty pound pumpkin was gargantuan in size.
What does gargantuan mean?
What does gargantuan mean?
a)
Small
b)
Large
c)
Average
d)
Colorful
12.
The garrulous boy rambled on continuously as he told his mother about his day at school.
What does garrulous mean?
What does garrulous mean?
a)
Quiet
b)
Secretive
c)
talkative
d)
Exhausted
13.
Re-read this sentence from the previous passage and find the word that could best replace the word "obsessively."
In the weeks leading up the big day, they had checked the weather forecast obsessively to see if they would be able to get married in Jill's mother's rose garden or if they would have to move the ceremony indoors.
In the weeks leading up the big day, they had checked the weather forecast obsessively to see if they would be able to get married in Jill's mother's rose garden or if they would have to move the ceremony indoors.
a)
happily
b)
quickly
c)
repeatedly
d)
uselessly
14.
Jane got it into her mind that she could get out of studying for any test just by feigning illness the night before the exam.
a)
becoming
b)
sleeping
c)
galumphing
d)
faking
15.
The successful man earned his millions through deceit and chicanery. Define chicanery.
a)
perseverance
b)
truthfulness
c)
trickery
d)
all of the above
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