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Contex clues

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The teacher was appalled, or disgusted, by the honey covered homework the student turned in. What does appalled mean?

a)

pleased

b)

surprised

c)

frustrated

d)

disgusted

2.

Unlike my frugal mother, I don't shop bother shopping at sales or clipping coupons. What does frugal mean?

a)

careful

b)

thrifty

c)

careless

d)

wasteful

3.

Jeffery decided to sever his friendship with his rude neighbor. What does sever mean?

a)

separate

b)

clean

c)

serve

d)

confirm

4.

Jaki is a wonderful piano player, but Emily is more VERSATILE; she sings, acts, paints and writes poetry, and also plays the piano.


What does the word VERSATILE mean?

a)

has many skills

b)

boring

c)

not skilled

d)

exciting

5.

Tristin couldn’t see the school building; it was SHROUDED by smoke and dust.”


What does the word SHROUDED mean?

a)

covered

b)

built

c)

bounced

d)

made

6.

We thought that Mrs. Kerner would be very DISTRAUGHT when Joe told her he dropped her vase; however, she took the news very calmly.


What does the word DISTRAUGHT mean?

.

a)

calm

b)

upset

c)

happy

d)

fearful

7.
When you are reading and come to an unknown word, what should you do first?
a)
Look for clues in the sentence
b)
Ask your teacher
c)
Look it up in the dictionary
d)
Skip it
8.
Use context clues to determine the meaning of the word in red.
When he didn’t understand the instructions, the student asked the teacher to clarify them.
a)
remove
b)
call
c)
explain
9.
They were ecstatic at the birth of their baby. They couldn't stop smiling for days. 

Based on the context clues in the sentence, ecstatic means:
a)
Nervous
b)
Discouraged
c)
Excited
d)
Relieved
10.
Many Northern birds migrate for the winter.  They return in the spring.

Based on context clues in the passage, migrate means _____________.
a)
Lay eggs
b)
Eat
c)
Move away
d)
Sing
11.
The lost campers sweltered in the heat of the desert sun.
a)
ate
b)
burned 
c)
slept 
d)
sunbathed
12.
As the students generated
ideas for solving the
problem, Mr. Smith wrote them on the board so they would not be forgotten. 
a)
came up with 
b)
disscussed
c)
discovered
d)
applied 
13.

What is my name

a)

brandon

b)

Albin

c)

Ismar

d)

Jonathan