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Quiz # 4 - Context Clues

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

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Class
Date
1.

The stench of the rotting meat made me want to vomit?


What does the word "stench" mean?

a)

a foul smell

b)

a pleasant fragrance

c)

a slender figure

d)

a taste that lingers

2.

The soldiers have lost the battle because they only had meager supplies of food and ammunition. It lasted for only a couple of days.


What does the word "meager" mean?

a)

an open box in a stable designed to hold feed or fodder of livestock

b)

a sum of money risked at an uncertain event

c)

deficient in quantity

d)

to flow over bounds

3.

Earth friendly cleaning products are an example of benign reactions to the environment.


What does the word "benign" mean?

a)

something evil or intending harm

b)

showing kindness or gentleness

c)

painfully affecting the feelings

d)

one that returns after a long absence

4.

I don't like his character. He is so capricious. Sometimes he is kind but sometimes he does not notice me at all. Such an unpredictable human!


What kind of context clue is shown in the sentence above?

a)

antonym

b)

synonym

c)

example

d)

cause-and-effect

5.

Achilles was the magnanimous warrior of Greece. He feared no one. Not even the best Trojan warrior, Hector.


What does the word magnanimous mean?

a)

lacking in courage or self-confidence

b)

exaggerate one's own importance

c)

excessive self pride

d)

showing courageous spirit

6.

The suspect was vilified for stealing from the funds of the government allocated for health insurance.


What does the word vilify mean?

a)

the publication of blasphemous pictures

b)

to utter abusive statements

c)

to make a false oath

d)

intense

7.

Binay does not want to concede. He says that a candidate should not admit his loss as a sign of respect to the process of election.


What kind of context clue is shown above?

a)

synonym

b)

inference

c)

cause and effect

d)

example

8.

The president was oblivious to the events, complaints, and the scandals that involved the government and sovereignty.


What does the word oblivious mean?

a)

unmindful

b)

dealing with the whole system

c)

useless

d)

blind

9.

It is my prerogative as an employee to receive a retirement benefit because I paid for it.


What is the meaning of the word prerogative?

a)

privilege

b)

duty

c)

responsibility

d)

information

10.

The rebels published a pamphlet containing the purport of their ideals.


What does the word "purport" mean?

a)

summary

b)

explanation

c)

symbols

d)

emotions

11.

I like that player's energy. He seemed an indefatigable scorer.


What does the word "indefatigable" mean?

a)

untiring

b)

relentless

c)

aggresive

d)

smart

12.

He felt uncanny when he saw a guy who was a spitting image of his dead brother.


What is the meaning of uncanny?

a)

mystifying

b)

unmannered

c)

usual

d)

conventional

13.

The netizen accosted the politician because of his actions. The politician did not like the insults that he uttered.


What does the word "accosted" mean?

a)

speak in an aggressive way

b)

free from emotional disturbance

c)

without worry or anxiety

d)

mischievous

14.

The teacher admonished the students about their messy classroom.


What does the word admonish mean?

a)

to warn in a gentle way

b)

to remind forcefully

c)

to criticize

d)

to chastise

15.

Henry Sy is an affluent person. He owns chains of malls, real estate companies, and banks.


What does the word "affluent" mean?

a)

a wealthy person

b)

a well-known person

c)

a well-respected person

d)

a poor person