WorksheetsContextual clues
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
What is the meaning of contextual clues?
Finding the clues in context
Guessing the clues in context
Guessing the meaning from the clues in context
Due to her busy schedule she forgot to have any meals. By supper time, she's feeling famished and ready to gobble down her food.
What is famished?
feeling faint
extremely hungry
super tired
He looked perplexed when he was told he had the wrong answer.
angry
puzzled
sad
exhausted
We could tell by the rotten smell, that something putrid was in our trash can.
The word putrid means:
ample
alive
rotten
appealing
Phyllis felt elated when she won the race.
The word elated means:
sick
miserable
tired
happy
Katie appeared infallible in math class because she had never gotten a problem wrong.
The word infallible means:
incorrect
never wrong
mistaken
wrong
The insidious burglar was able to sneak into the house without being heard or seen.
The word insidious means:
loud
strong
clumsy
sneaky
Jackie was filled with mortification, or shame, because of her careless remark.
The word mortification means:
confident
guilt
happy
proud
There was crazy pandemonium as students were trying to leave the school assembly.
The word pandemonium means:
peace
silence
order
craziness or chaos
Bill is always tardy for class. Yesterday, for example, he showed up 15 minutes after class had started.
Late
Ready
Prepared
On time
George has the flu. Usually, he's energetic, but today he's lethargic.
Unhappy
Sluggish
Sick
Thoughtful
At the end of each workday, Daniel arranged his papers into neat piles, dusted his computer, and tucked his chair under the desk. He was equally meticulous at home.
Stern
Organized
General
Messy
