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7.2B - Context Clues (STAAR)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the meaning of profusion as it is used in paragraph 13?

a)

Height

b)

Color

c)

Abundance

d)

Purpose

2.

No one was visiting my booth. I wistfully watched other guests pass right by me and walk down to the parade.


What is the meaning of wistfully in paragraph 12?

a)

With sadness

b)

With relief

c)

With anxiety

d)

With curiosity

3.

Which words from paragraph 2 help the reader understand the meaning of engaged?

a)

charm as a person

b)

sat for a portrait

c)

practiced at the time

d)

interesting conversation

4.

What does the word remnant mean in paragraph 5?

a)

Story

b)

Leftover

c)

Machine

d)

Discovery

5.

What does the word gusto mean?

a)

Concern

b)

Precision

c)

Curiosity

d)

Enthusiasm

6.

In paragraph 4, what does the word notoriously mean?

a)

Frequently traveled

b)

Hard to locate

c)

Recognized in a negative way

d)

Viewed from a distance

7.

In paragraph 6, the word prevalent means —

a)

elaborate

b)

creative

c)

vital

d)

widespread

8.

In paragraph 15, the word donned means —

a)

Mended

b)

Thought about

c)

Put on

d)

Imagined

9.

Which phrase from paragraph 1 best serves as an antonym context clue for the word refined?

a)

weeding his garden

b)

who loved numbers

c)

let his hair run wild

d)

sold his house

10.

Which words from paragraph 2 help the reader understand what scant means?

a)

coastal location

b)

extreme water shortage

c)

even though the rainfall

d)

problem could be solved

11.

In paragraph 5, the phrase privy to means —

a)

Knowledgeable of

b)

Amused by

c)

Happy with

d)

Worried about

12.

Joanne’s mother came up to the school to get the cell phone the teacher had confiscated. What does confiscated mean?

a)

Sold

b)

Taken

c)

Given away

d)

Given back

13.

Unlike her older brother Jerome, who stayed out all hours of the night, Kate obediently followed the curfew her parents set. What does obediently mean?

a)

rebellious

b)

unruly

c)

willingly

d)

defiantly

14.

John was so hungry that he consumed the cranberry muffin and went back for a donut. What does consume mean?

a)

devour

b)

conserve

c)

save

d)

not use

15.

After the bird escaped, Chris tried to coax it back into the cage with treats. What does coax mean?

a)

discourage

b)

argue

c)

impose

d)

convince

16.

Since it was a school day, Denise thought it was peculiar that she saw no children on the street during her drive to work.

a)

normal

b)

strange

c)

ordinary

d)

usual

17.

If a wolf refuses to help its pack hunt, it becomes an outcast and must go on alone. What does outcast mean?

a)

favorite

b)

famous

c)

rejected

d)

best

18.

While others eat eggs, pancakes, and bacon for breakfast, Mrs B. was content with a piece of toast and a glass of orange juice. What does content mean?

a)

dissatisfied

b)

unhappy

c)

sad

d)

happy

19.

The teacher stopped the students after she observed them wrestling.

a)

overlook

b)

miss

c)

ignore

d)

witness

20.

On the way to her room after just having been grounded, Tammy murmured something under her breath. What does murmured mean?

a)

holler

b)

whisper

c)

yell

d)

cry