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Context Clues 6

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 47mins

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1.

What does the word scale mean in the following sentence?


Weeks after the eruption, scientists wanted to scale Mount St. Helens for soil samples.

a)

to climb or ascend

b)

to arrange in order

c)

a range of musical notes

d)

a standard of measurement

2.

What does the word scale mean in the following sentence?


The musicians used a jazz scale in their song about frogs.

a)

a small flake of skin

b)

a range of musical notes

c)

a machine for weighing

d)

a small platelike covering on the outer body of an animal

3.

How should sentence 1 be written to show correct capitalization use?


(1) Ms. eliza Warner at Rock valley school is the best teacher I ever had.

a)

Ms. Eliza Warner at Rock valley school is the best teacher I ever had.

b)

Ms. eliza Warner at Rock Valley school is the best teacher I ever had.

c)

Ms. Eliza Warner at Rock Valley School is the best teacher I ever had.

d)

Ms. Eliza Warner at Rock Valley school is the best teacher I ever had.

4.

Select the word that best defines illustrate as it is used in the sentence.

From this first flag to the current one, the American flag has changed to illustrate changes in our country.

a)

create

b)

reflect

c)

celebrate

d)

understand

5.

Identify the best meaning of the word transformation in this sentence from the text.

I used to wonder what caused this yearly transformation, and then finally I learned about this in my science class.

a)

a rapid conversation

b)

a beautiful substitution

c)

a gradual modification (change)

d)

an amazing revolution

6.

Which meaning of the word rake is used in the following sentence?


The police were told to rake the building to find any clues or evidence.

a)

a garden tool with a long handle and teeth or prongs

b)

to search thoroughly

c)

to gather with a rake

d)

to gather and make known

7.

Jefferson's face turned red and he slowly lowered his head when Ms. Dinkins showed him his formal test grade. We can infer that...

a)

Jefferson was extremely happy about his test grade.

b)

Ms. Dinkins was unhappy with Jefferson.

c)

Jefferson was disappointed in himself.

d)

Jefferson was tired from playing Fortnite the previous night.

8.
The graduates marched down the aisles and filled in their seats in an orderly procession.
a)
when a group of people move together in an orderly way
b)
a graduation speech
c)
people at a party
d)
when a group of people wait in line to get into a party
9.
After waiting for his call for two nights in row, Cassie grew impatient with Henry and decided that she would call him first.
a)
patient
b)
lazy
c)
restless
d)
happy
10.
Alice was not happy with the product's promise of gradual weight loss. She wanted to lose all of her fat immediately.
a)
speedy
b)
slow
c)
extreme
d)
poor
11.
Most people feared the king because his judgment was final and his punishments were severe.
a)
harsh or intense
b)
fair
c)
important
d)
desirable or wanted
12.
In order to be eligible for the life guard program, participants had to take First
Aid training and be advanced swimmers. 
a)
qualified
b)
rejected
c)
observed
d)
away