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Context Clue Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the correct definition of the bolded word?


Detest: Everyone else at the party wanted garbage pizza but Tim because he detested vegetables.

a)

Cursed

b)

Hated

c)

Loved

d)

Forgot to buy

2.

What is the correct definition of the bolded word?


Alter: Grandpa didn’t know that Suzie was coming along on the fishing trip, and now he had to alter his plans.

a)

Change

b)

Cancel

c)

Move

d)

Push

3.

What is the correct definition of the bolded word?


Remorse: As Tommy walked home with the money from the church he had stolen in his pocket, powerful feelings of remorse bubbled in his stomach.

a)

Anxiety

b)

Fear

c)

Guilt

d)

Sorrow

4.

What is the definition of the bolded word?


Inquiry: When the other moms heard about how Charlene had won the baking contest, her email box was flooded with inquiries for her award winning muffin recipe.

a)

Comments

b)

Questions

c)

Congratulations

d)

Documents

5.

What is the definition of the bolded word?


Perch: The children were perched on the edge of the sofa arms, waiting to hop off and land on the next unlucky passerby.

a)

Sleeping

b)

Stumbling

c)

Falling

d)

Steated

6.

What is the definition of the bolded word?


Earnest: Jeremiah joked around so much that when he told the others about the accident that had occurred, they didn’t believe that he was being earnest.

a)

Serious

b)

Kind

c)

Hardworking

d)

Strong

7.

What is the definition of the bolded word?


Jovial: Unlike Bob, who treated others rudely and kept to himself, Bobby was jovial, friendly, and outgoing.

a)

Royal

b)

Sophisticated

c)

Cheerful

d)

Quiet

8.

What is the definition of the bolded word?


Demeanor: My grandma’s demeanor was such that people often thought she was being rude when she was just being honest.

a)

Outfit

b)

Behavior

c)

Anger

d)

Comments

9.

What is the definition of the bolded word?


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

a)

Signaled

b)

Yelled for

c)

Forced

d)

Ignored

10.

What is the definition of the bolded word?


Dismal: With the field torn up by the players’ cleats, and the cold rain falling in waves, conditions on the playing field were dismal.

a)

Calm

b)

Dirty

c)

Fantastic

d)

Dreary