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Context Clues 1 - Painted Circus

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Joe prepared to conjure a ghost. The ghost will hear his call and appear.

The word conjure means...

a)

Make something appear

b)

tickle

c)

eat

d)

go on a date with

2.

It was so hard for Sally to choose from the menagerie of toys.

The word menagerie means...

a)

diverse collection

b)

limited selection

c)

pile

d)

mountain

3.

Lucy was spellbound by the fascinating magician. It was as if she had the complete attention of her, as though using magic.

The meaning of the word spellbound is...

a)

bored

b)

hold complete attention

c)

absolute hatred

d)

loathe, entirely.

4.

My family and I astonished my grandparents when we came t oIndiana because they didn't know we were coming! Take THAT Grandpa!

The meaning of the word astonished is...

a)

scared

b)

happy

c)

surprised

d)

baffled

5.

Mr. Chappelle was beguiled, or enchanted, by his 6th Grade Teacher Ms. Kuta.

The word beguiled means...

a)

kidnapped

b)

enchanted

c)

in love with

d)

body slammed

6.

Her humor was quirky, or unexpected. The weirdness surprised me!

The meaning of the word quirky is...

a)

dry

b)

sarcastic

c)

unique

d)

something you wouldn't expect.

7.

I looked outside and saw an amazing phenomena; a unique tornado that was spinning toward my house...AHHHHH!

The word phenomena means...

a)

unique event

b)

cow

c)

dragon

d)

creature made entirely of elbows and knees.

8.

The optical illusion made me see things differently than before. It even made the students in Mr. Chappelle's Humanities class look cool!

The word optical means...

a)

dealing with sight.

b)

dealing with sound.

c)

dealing with taste.

d)

dealing with touch.

9.

There were a sundry amount of flavors of ice cream. I can't choose between all the different kinds.

The word sundry means...

a)

several choices.

b)

one choice

c)

peppermint

d)

no choices. You get what you get and don't throw a fit.

10.

The reflection of John was distorted in the water.

The word distorted means...

a)

changed

b)

altered

c)

beautiful

d)

is that a fish? a turtle? No, it's a bear.