WorksheetsContext Clues
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 30mins
Ben is so APPREHENSIVE about appearing in the play that he has an upset stomach.
thrilled
modest
bored
nervous
I tried to make my pony jump the stream, but she balked.
forgot
slept
refused
leaped
The VIGILANT guards stayed up all night to make sure no one came near the castle.
disguised
watchful
superior
youthful
Ms. Hawkins REPRIMANDED a student for throwing paper airplanes in class.
scolded
rewarded
arrested
seated
The rabbit managed to EVADE the fox by hiding in a hole.
entertain
tempt
startle
escape
The long hike up to the mountains was grueling.
loud
tiring
easy
Luis was adamant and insisted, "But Mom said she was preparing dinner tonight!" The word that best defines adamant is-
happy
unsure
nervous
stubborn
Based on the context clues in the sentence below, ecstatic means:
They were ecstatic at the birth of their baby. They couldn't stop smiling for days.
Nervous
Discouraged
Excited
Relieved
The continents are slowly drifting apart. Since they are not stationary, North and South America will one day separate entirely.
What does stationary mean?
Paper to write letters with
Staying in one place
Land
Melting quickly
Marcia is a novice soccer player. It is her first day of practice.
skilled
beginner
professional
Bobby would have been playing ball until the cows came home if it hadn't been for Suzie dragging him away to eat dinner.
A. bobby was just about to stop playing ball.
B. bobby didn't even want to play ball to begin with.
bobby prefers nature to athletics.
bobby would have continued playing ball for a long time.
After going to the zoo, the mall, and the movies, Cassie was sick of bending over backwards to entertain her nieces.
A. Cassie was doing very little to entertain her nieces.
B. Cassie was making small efforts to entertain her nieces.
C. Cassie was trying very hard to entertain her nieces.
D. Cassie was not trying at all to entertain her nieces.
Even though Candace already had a new job, she submitted her two week notice and conducted herself in a professional way at her old job because she didn't want to burn bridges.
A. Candace didn't want to ruin her positive relationship with her old employer.
B. Candace wasn't ready to start her new job.
C. Candace was really going to miss her old job.
Candace was waiting until her last day to rub it in everyone's face that she was leaving.
Mrs. Robinson expects Cassie and my presentation to be good,but we have been working on it every night for the last week, so we are really going to knock her socks off.
A. Cassie and the speaker are not prepared to give a god presentation.
B. Cassie and the speaker intend on hitting Mrs. Robinson rather than presenting.
C. Cassie and the speaker's presentation will far exceed Mrs. Robinson's expectations.
D. Cassie and the speaker's presentation will meet Mrs. Robinson's expectations.
Keisha got up and started yelling at Ronnie. She was threatening him, but Ronnie didn't even flinch because he knew that her bark was worse than her bite.
A. Ronnie thinks that Keisha will get in trouble for yelling.
B. Ronnie thinks that Keisha has bad breath.
C. Ronnie thinks that Keisha is loud but not dangerous.
D. Ronnie thinks that Keisha has a crush on him.
