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Context Clues 2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Anna was able to transcend her own struggles and rose up to help others in need. Transcend means-

a)

surpass

b)

follow

c)

succumb

d)

surrender

2.

The dog was forsaken by its owners and left to stray in hunger in the streets. Forsaken means –

a)

kept

b)

abandoned

c)

cared

d)

saved

3.

The crisis is merely a phantom made up by the media. The antonym of phantom is –

a)

fantasy

b)

fiction

c)

real

d)

imagination

4.

The class was disturbed after a tempestuous outburst of a student about his ruined project. Tempestuous means-

a)

peaceful

b)

passive

c)

violent

d)

calm

5.

It’s a place where the homeless congregated. The following are synonyms of congregated, which is not?

a)

assembled

b)

grouped

c)

rounded up

d)

dispersed

6.

The parents are frantically searching for their missing child. Frantically means –

a)

collectedly

b)

hysterically

c)

placidly

d)

calmly

7.

Sailors were forced to deviate from their course in order to avoid the storm. Deviate means –

a)

stray

b)

follow

c)

conform

d)

obey

8.

The goats are left untethered to roam around the farm. Untethered means –

a)

bound

b)

tied

c)

strapped

d)

unleashed

9.

The mayor gave a laconic speech in the assembly, in contrast to the vice mayor’s lengthy speech. Laconic means -

a)

concise

b)

wordy

c)

verbose

d)

windy

10.

The experience dispelled some of our fears about the process. Dispelled means –

a)

assemble

b)

cluster

c)

gather

d)

dissipate

11.

If someone gets hurt on your watch, you could be liable. Which of the following is not a synonym of liable?

a)

answerable

b)

responsible

c)

amenable

d)

unaccountable

12.

They went on a quest for gold. Quest means –

a)

challenge

b)

search

c)

obstacle

d)

trial

13.

Amid many changes, one thing stayed the same. Amid means –

a)

beginning

b)

end

c)

among

d)

above

14.

Catriona Grey is one of the most eminent Miss Universe. Eminent means –

a)

anonymous

b)

famous

c)

foreign

d)

strange

15.

His lack of discernment led to his disastrous choice of friends. Discernment means –

a)

judgement

b)

imprudence

c)

indiscretion

d)

impropriety

16.

A survey was given to the students so the school could take proactive steps to improve school policies. Proactive means –

a)

visionary

b)

improvident

c)

myopic

d)

shorsighted

17.

Venus is infamous for being the epitome of beauty. Epitome means –

a)

embodiment

b)

contrast

c)

reverse

d)

opposite

18.

The school project was hampered due to insufficient funds. Hampered means –

a)

assisted

b)

impeded

c)

facilitated

d)

helped

19.

She is a versatile athlete who participates in many different sports. Versatile means –

a)

inflexible

b)

adaptable

c)

unbending

d)

strict

20.

She was ingenious at finding ways to work more quickly. Ingenious means –

a)

clever

b)

inept

c)

idle

d)

incompetent