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Context Clues

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The generous people fed the emaciated lost dog.

a)

fierce

b)

calm

c)

thin

d)

lost

2.

She invariably leaves her homework at home and must turn it in late.

a)

purposefully

b)

hated

c)

happily

d)

always

3.

The mother bathed the baby in the tepid water.

a)

lukewarm

b)

hot

c)

muddy

d)

cold

4.

Ladies, please stop the name calling. There is no reason to act uncivil.

a)

rude

b)

crazy

c)

tired

d)

outgrabe

5.

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

6.

The music teacher had difficulty tolerating the discordant noises produced by her kindergarten class.

a)

clashing

b)

pleasant

c)

silent

d)

impolite

7.

The dogs were so hungry that they would have fought one another for a morsel of meat.

a)

crumb

b)

ton

c)

tove

d)

torch

8.

John had seen horror movies before, but when he saw Zombies on the Boat, he was so appalled by the violence that he wrote the newspapers warning parents not to allow their children to see this movie.

a)

proud

b)

outraged

c)

gimbled

d)

stoked

9.

It is difficult to forgive someone who has hurt you, even if that person is penitent and expresses regret for their decisions.

a)

manxome

b)

apologetic

c)

happy

d)

sly

10.

The lady decided it was tea time and so, by jingling a tiny silver bell, she beckoned her servants to attend.

a)

ate

b)

shunned

c)

pushed

d)

called

11.
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.
12.
Luis was adamant and insisted, "But Mom said she was preparing dinner tonight!" The word that best defines adamant is-
a)
happy 
b)
unsure
c)
nervous
d)
stubborn
13.
I was so parched, I drank an entire glass of water in one gulp.
a)
hungry
b)
thirsty
c)
sleepy
14.

Although some men are loquacious, others hardly talk at all.

a)

talk

b)

hardly

c)

men

15.

Because the conflagration was aided by wind, it was so destructive that every building in the area was completely burned to the ground.

What is the meaning of conflagration?

a)

earthquake

b)

massive fire

c)

hurricane

16.

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


I was upset that the ebook file was truncated because I couldn't find out how the story ended.

a)

Finished

b)

Cut short

c)

Boring

d)

Too long

17.

The garrulous boy rambled on continuously as he told his mother about his day at school.

What does garrulous mean?

a)

Quiet

b)

Secretive

c)

talkative

d)

Exhausted

18.
"The judge issued an injunction that ordered the accused criminal to remain under house arrest." what is the best synonym for "injunction?"
a)
official command
b)
question
c)
crime
d)
guilty verdict
19.
Which word or phrase below could best replace the word in red?
John was so hungry that he consumed the cranberry muffin and went back for a donut.
a)
ate
b)
bought
c)
saved
d)
threw away
20.
Which option offers the best possible definition for the word in red.
Piscatorial creatures, such as flounder, salmon, and trout, live in the coldest parts of the ocean. 
a)
biological
b)
of or relating to the sea
c)
of or relating to fish
d)
warm-blooded