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Context Clues 1-6 REVIEW

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The asteroid belt is a massive ring of rocky objects that _____________ the inner planets of the Solar System.

a)

apprehends

b)

corroborates

c)

encompasses

2.

Jeff is the most ___________ member of the hockey team: he's already been in 13 fights this year!

a)

belligerent

b)

audacious

c)

capable

3.

I was _____________ when I got my report card in the mail, but my mood turned around when my teacher let me know that the "F" should actually be an "A+"!

a)

despondent

b)

avid

c)

conscientious

4.

___________, or a general lack of enthusiasm, can be a major reason why some students fail in school.

a)

Boycott

b)

Anarchy

c)

Apathy

5.

Because the platform limits the length of users' messages, people who use Twitter are forced to be __________ in their Tweets.

a)

ambiguous

b)

concise

c)

feasible

6.

It is absolutely __________ that you turn in your assignments before the due date if you want them to count toward your grade.

a)

conjecture

b)

imperative

c)

despicable

7.

The smell of gas leaking in my kitchen told me that something was __________, and that I should investigate the cause.

a)

amiss

b)

belligerent

c)

gruesome

8.

The equator ___________ the Northern and Southern hemispheres of the earth.

a)

bans

b)

bisects

c)

impels

9.

Ulysses, an _________ reader, has finished 45 books already this year!

a)

despondent

b)

imminent

c)

avid

10.

At the time, Copernicus's belief that the earth revolved around the sun was ____________, but now it is a universally accepted fact.

a)

audacious

b)

feasible

c)

chronological

11.

My mom is operating under the ____________ that I want to be an athlete, but really, my dream is to become a musician.

a)

evidence

b)

assumption

c)

abrasion

12.

Over time, consistent _____________ from bike-riding means you will have to replace your brake pads.

a)

interrogation

b)

elapsing

c)

abrasion

13.

The dark clouds rolling in from the west meant that a thunderstorm was __________.

a)

bizarre

b)

consecutive

c)

imminent

14.

The use of flashbacks and flashforwards means the events of the book are not shown in strictly _____________ order.

a)

feasible

b)

chronological

c)

anonymous

15.

The show will _____________ as soon as everybody has taken their seats and silenced their cell phones.

a)

endeavor

b)

integrate

c)

commence