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Seatwork: Context Clues

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

  1. My mother is a frugal person. She never wastes money on unimportant things.



(a)  

2.

Filipinos and Koreans are gregarious people. They are friendly and approachable.

(a)  

3.

The policeman is not gullible enough to easily believe to the suspect’s alibi.

(a)  

4.

They say that Korean actors and actresses are charismatic; most of them are very attractive.

(a)  

5.

My Chinese friend was very thankful when I handed him a gift. He said “xiexie” in a very cheerful voice.

(a)  

6.

The zoo keeper reminded the students not to touch the pernicious animal.

a)

dangerous; harmful

b)

extremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent

c)

good; advantageous

d)

incapable of being avoided or evaded

e)

indefinite or unclear

7.

Jamie got confused because of his classmate's vague answer.

a)

dangerous; harmful

b)

extremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent

c)

good; advantageous

d)

incapable of being avoided or evaded

e)

indefinite or unclear

8.

Eating nutritious foods is beneficial to your health.

a)

dangerous; harmful

b)

extremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent

c)

good; advantageous

d)

incapable of being avoided or evaded

e)

indefinite or unclear

9.

Everyone was delighted with the sumptuous meal served by the high class restaurant.

a)

dangerous; harmful

b)

extremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent

c)

good; advantageous

d)

incapable of being avoided or evaded

e)

indefinite or unclear

10.

No one can stop the inevitable changes happening to the world.

a)

dangerous; harmful

b)

extremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent

c)

good; advantageous

d)

incapable of being avoided or evaded

e)

indefinite or unclear

11.

Katie appeared infallible in math class because she had never gotten a problem wrong. The word infallible in this sentence means

a)

incorrect

b)

mistaken

c)

never wrong

d)

wrong

12.

The tornado annihilated the whole town to the point that nothing was left standing. The word annihilated in this sentence means

a)

constructed

b)

created

c)

destroyed

d)

saved

13.

We could tell by the rotten smell, that something putrid was in our trash can. The word putrid in this sentence means

a)

alive

b)

ample

c)

appealing

d)

rotten

14.

Phyllis felt elated when she won the race. The word elated in this sentence means

a)

happy

b)

miserable

c)

sick

d)

tired

15.

The insidious burglar was able to sneak into the house without being heard or seen. The word insidious in this sentence means

a)

clumsy

b)

loud

c)

sneaky, deceitful

d)

strong