WorksheetsContext Clues Practice
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 9mins
Margaret had ambivalent feelings about attending the concert. She knew she'd enjoy the music, but she didn't really want to go out in the rainy weather.
What does the word ambivalent mean?
mixed
angry
distrustful
Margaret had ambivalent feelings about attending the concert. She knew she'd enjoy the music, but she didn't really want to go out in the rainy weather.
What context clue BEST supports the meaning mixed?
attending the concert
she knew she'd enjoy the music
feelings
Unlike my parents, who love classical music, I detest it.
What is the meaning of the word detest?
love
hate
perform
Unlike my parents, who love classical music, I detest it.
What context clue BEST supports the meaning hate?
unlike my parents
classical music
love
The abandoned house was infested with vermin, including rats, fleas, and cockroaches.
What is the meaning of the word vermin?
pests
animals
insects
The abandoned house was infested with vermin, including rats, fleas, and cockroaches.
What context clue BEST supports the meaning pests?
abandonded
infested
rats, fleas, and cockroaches
Regina remembered when she had just two pairs of shoes. Now, her closet holds a plethora of shoes in almost every color and every style.
What is the meaning of the word plethora?
size
great quantity
reduction
Regina remembered when she had just two pairs of shoes. Now, her closet holds a plethora of shoes in almost every color and every style.
What context clues BEST supports the meaning great quantity?
shoes in almost every color and every style
remembered when she had just two pairs of shoes
now
Before the surgery, the nurse ensured that all of the instruments were sterilized and completely cleaned.
What is the meaning of the word sterilized?
available
new
disinfected
Before the surgery, the nurse ensured that all of the instruments were sterilized and completely cleaned.
What context clue BEST supports the meaning disinfected?
the nurse ensured
all of the instruments
and completely clean
Tammy knew she should feel happy about the las day of school, but she actually felt quite lugubrious when she thought of the long three months that were coming up.
What is the meaning of the word lugubrious?
anxious
sad
angry
Tammy knew she should feel happy about the las day of school, but she actually felt quite lugubrious when she thought of the long three months that were coming up.
What context clue BEST supports the meaning sad?
happy
last day of school
three long months
