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Context Clues Vocab

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

My friend complained of chronic back pain. Choose the definition of the underlined word.

a)

simple and easy to deal with

b)

continuing for a long time

c)

impressive

d)

to bounce back after difficulties

2.

The extra bills every month caused our savings to dwindle.

a)

increase

b)

double in size

c)

Choose poorly

d)

become less and less

3.

That lady always talks to herself and wears a big hat with feathers. She is nice but a bit eccentric.

a)

very common

b)

slightly strange

c)

tall

d)

short

4.

He is not a good swimmer. When he goes out too far he tends to flounder in the water.

a)

struggle helplessly

b)

lacking order, unplanned

c)

Loud and noisy

d)

use imagination

5.

After several hours of cleaning and organizing, the meticulous kitchen was ready for the realtor.

a)

messy and disorganized

b)

full of mistakes

c)

plain and simple

d)

showing great attention to detail

6.

Since his friend loaned him a large sum of money, he felt obliged to pay him back quickly.

a)

willing to help

b)

sentimental

c)

bound to an action morally or legally

d)

having no idea which option to choose

7.

This paper is plagiarized. I found large sections of it online.

a)

to use someone else's work and pretend it is your own

b)

creative and expressive

c)

making excuses for mistakes

d)

added to something that already exists

8.

The wind blew through the front door. All the items on the shelf were askew.

a)

precise and orderly

b)

expensive and rare

c)

randomly made in a hurried fashion

d)

Not straight or in a level position

9.

I couldn't find the book I was looking for because nothing was labeled, everything was placed in a haphazard manner.

a)

planned out - orderly

b)

foolish and silly

c)

lacking order, not planned out

d)

calm and quiet

10.

Doing a backflip on ice skates was inconceivable before they saw someone do it successfully.

a)

Not able to imagine or grasp mentally

b)

commonplace, something that happens every day

c)

having no fashion sense

d)

moving in sequence

11.

The judge had compassion on the poor man and the penalty was pretty lenient.

a)

strict or heavy

b)

attention to detail

c)

mild or tolerent

d)

lacking order

12.

The tornado tore through and obliterated the town.

a)

to rebuild

b)

small pieces of rubble

c)

to convince someone

d)

to destroy completely

13.

She showed a lot of resilience by coming back to perform after that fall.

a)

to bounce back after difficulties

b)

to quit without giving notice

c)

to organize and plan

d)

not straight or level

14.

All the dust in the air tends to tarnish the silver vases.

a)

to wreck completely

b)

to polish until bright

c)

to destroy the shine of something

d)

to put in order

15.

During the zombie apocalypse we must be vigilant so we can give the people warning in enough time.

a)

to be made up of

b)

formally put an end to

c)

keep a careful watch for possible danger

d)

not able to imagine or grasp

16.

When the bell rang early, the clamor of the children filled the halls.

a)

loud, confused noise

b)

silence

c)

showing a good understanding of something

d)

not straight or level