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Context Clue Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the correct definition of the bolded word?


Detest: Everyone else at the party wanted garbage pizza but Tim because he detested vegetables.

a)

Cursed

b)

Hated

c)

Loved

d)

Forgot to buy

2.

What is the correct definition of the bolded word?


Alter: Grandpa didn’t know that Suzie was coming along on the fishing trip, and now he had to alter his plans.

a)

Change

b)

Cancel

c)

Move

d)

Push

3.

What is the correct definition of the bolded word?


Remorse: As Tommy walked home with the money from the church he had stolen in his pocket, powerful feelings of remorse bubbled in his stomach.

a)

Anxiety

b)

Fear

c)

Guilt

d)

Sorrow

4.

What is the definition of the bolded word?


Inquiry: When the other moms heard about how Charlene had won the baking contest, her email box was flooded with inquiries for her award winning muffin recipe.

a)

Comments

b)

Questions

c)

Congratulations

d)

Documents

5.

What is the definition of the bolded word?


Perch: The children were perched on the edge of the sofa arms, waiting to hop off and land on the next unlucky passerby.

a)

Sleeping

b)

Stumbling

c)

Falling

d)

Steated

6.

What is the definition of the bolded word?


Earnest: Jeremiah joked around so much that when he told the others about the accident that had occurred, they didn’t believe that he was being earnest.

a)

Serious

b)

Kind

c)

Hardworking

d)

Strong

7.

What is the definition of the bolded word?


Jovial: Unlike Bob, who treated others rudely and kept to himself, Bobby was jovial, friendly, and outgoing.

a)

Royal

b)

Sophisticated

c)

Cheerful

d)

Quiet

8.

What is the definition of the bolded word?


Demeanor: My grandma’s demeanor was such that people often thought she was being rude when she was just being honest.

a)

Outfit

b)

Behavior

c)

Anger

d)

Comments

9.

What is the definition of the bolded word?


Beckoned: The lady decided that it was tea time and so, by jingling a tiny silver bell, she beckoned her servants to attend.

a)

Signaled

b)

Yelled for

c)

Forced

d)

Ignored

10.

What is the definition of the bolded word?


Dismal: With the field torn up by the players’ cleats, and the cold rain falling in waves, conditions on the playing field were dismal.

a)

Calm

b)

Dirty

c)

Fantastic

d)

Dreary

11.

It was gratifying to see how she acted toward her grandmother because her grandmother was always kind to her.

a)

pleasing

b)

nervous

c)

aggravating

d)

unclear

12.

He cut the paper precisely on the line, and it fit perfectly in the grooves of the picture frame.

a)

exactly

b)

embellish

c)

outer

d)

advance

13.

Janie was gratified when the teacher used her project as an example for other classes.

a)

disappointed

b)

happy

c)

embarrassed

d)

burbled

14.

My mom always worries about my grades and the colleges that I'll be able to attend, but if she were a little less fretful, she'd be a lot more fun.

a)

careful

b)

sure

c)

worrisome

d)

brillig

15.

1. Our baseball team's pitcher has a few eccentric habits, such as throwing exactly thirteen warm-up pitches and never wearing socks.

a)

normal

b)

strange

c)

messy

16.

2. After the heavy rains, the stream became murky; in fact, the water was so cloudy you couldn't see the bottom.

a)

cloudy

b)

clear

c)

bottomless

17.

3. The debris on the stadium floor included numerous paper cups, ticket stubs, and cigarette butts.

a)

paper

b)

products

c)

trash

18.

Cody rummaged through his backpack to find his homework, but couldn’t find it, so he searched one more time before giving up.

a)

fell

b)

went through (go through)

c)

broke

19.

The artificial roses looked as fake as if they had been made by a child.

a)

fake

b)

small

c)

tall

20.

Their descent off the mountain was much easier than climbing up had been.

a)

climb down

b)

flight up

c)

jog up