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Guessing meaning from context 1

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The tiger's roar could be heard in villages far away.

a)

food a tiger eats

b)

a tiger's dream

c)

a tiger's ear

d)

a sound a tiger makes

2.

My absent-minded teacher loses his keys, his books and his chalk almost every day!

a)

be hateful

b)

not pay attention

c)

be intelligent

d)

not like someone

3.

The thought of eating a rat is abhorrent to most people.

a)

fun, lively

b)

horrible, repugnant

c)

delicious, tasty

d)

sweet, sugary

4.

You can trust the salesman at the store because they always conduct business in an aboveboard manner.

a)

honest, open

b)

sneaky, dishonest

c)

horrible, repugnant

d)

strange, unusual

5.

Peter has so many friends because he is a gregarious person.

a)

introverted, self-contained

b)

shy, quiet

c)

friendly, outgoing

d)

rude, hostile

6.

The lovely egret is in danger of extinction because clothing manufacturers use their long, beautiful tail feathers to make ladies' hats.

What is an egret?

a)

a small child

b)

a type of food

c)

a sound a tiger makes

d)

a type of bird

7.

I can't believe it! Right in the middle of our conversation, Peter turned around abruptly and walked out of the room!

a)

formally

b)

slowly, in no hurry

c)

suddenly, without notice

d)

quiet, in an unusual manner

8.

After the harvest, we had an abundant amount of apples. We made apple pie, apple sauce and apple juice because we had so many apples.

a)

a shortage

b)

not enough

c)

very red

d)

plentiful

9.

When Sarah was sick, her voice was almost inaudible. We couldn't hear what she was trying to say clearly.

a)

very loud, easy to hear

b)

very soft, hard to hear

c)

very strange, uncommon

d)

very shy, introverted

10.

The hill was too arduous for us to climb. We had to walk our bicycles up the hill.

a)

tall, soft

b)

fun, exciting

c)

easy, not challenging

d)

difficult, steep