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Context Clues Lessons 1 - 4

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the word ANGLER mean?

a)

fish

b)

fisherman

c)

captain

d)

bait

2.

VOCATION is a SYNONYM for which word?

a)

attract

b)

dark

c)

occupation / job

d)

hobby

3.

Fill in the following sentence with the appropriate word.


Somehow, even in a _____________ river, a fish can find a worm.

a)

vocation

b)

entice

c)

flair

d)

murky

4.

Fill in the blank:


Alan took many piano lessons and soon discovered a unique __________ for song writing.

a)

vocation

b)

flair

c)

entice

d)

murky

5.

Fill in the blank:


Anglers generally use worms to ____________ fish.

a)

fling

b)

flair

c)

vocation

d)

entice

6.

Fill in the blank:


The men continue to run after the truck, and with accurate precision, _________the bags into the back of the truck.

a)

flair

b)

allegiance

c)

bask

d)

fling

7.

Fill in the following sentence.


During our walk in the woods we discovered many different ______________ which surely fell from the trees.

a)

murky

b)

fronds

c)

portent

d)

aghast

8.

What does the word PORTENT mean?

a)

frightened

b)

a loyal trust

c)

a defending wall

d)

a warning of trouble

9.

Fill in the following sentence.


Every morning, in school, we pledge _____________ to the flag of the United States of America.

a)

allegiance

b)

bask

c)

portent

d)

rampart

10.

Fill in the following sentence.


The soldiers formed a ______________ around the city in order to prevent it from being overtaken.

a)

portent

b)

rampart

c)

frond

d)

allegiance

11.

A culvert is

a)

a type of tree

b)

a rainwater ditch

c)

sociable

d)

skillfull

12.

Smidgen means ...

a)

a little bit

b)

a lot

c)

sociable

d)

territory

13.

Elms are a type of ___________ .

a)

a type of tree

b)

a type of leaf

c)

a loyal trust

d)

a territory

14.

When a person is deft at something is means they are

a)

honest

b)

dishonest

c)

skillfull

d)

unskilled

15.

Fill in the following sentence:


A large ____________________ in England belongs to the royal family.

a)

elm

b)

frond

c)

domain

d)

angler

16.

Fill in the following sentence:


Everyone was relaxed and _______________ at the picnic.

a)

antisocial

b)

deft

c)

convivial

d)

aghast

17.

Which word means more than enough?

a)

aspen

b)

reprehensible

c)

plenteous

d)

implore

18.

Which word means a little cart?

a)

tumbrel

b)

aspen

c)

elm

d)

rendezvous

19.

Stealing someone's backpack is a _________________ action.

a)

smidgen

b)

plenteous

c)

portent

d)

reprehensible

20.

A meeting place is the definition for

a)

tumbrel

b)

rendezvous

c)

fling

d)

murky

21.

We sat under the aspen for shade.


What is an aspen?

a)

a leaf

b)

a tree

c)

a banner

d)

a bridge

22.

The word implore means

a)

to entice

b)

to attract

c)

to deny

d)

to beg