WorksheetsVocabulary • Ch 6 - Brave New World • Context Clues
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The book was adapted into a successful movie franchise.
What does the word 'adapted' mean?
Changed or adjusted to fit new circumstances
To feel very worried or upset
Refusing to change your mind or behavior
Additionally
She took a moment to reflect on the choices before making her decision.
What does the word 'reflect' mean?
To think deeply about something and understand
Feeling very happy and excited
Not important or not related
To make a mistake or forget something
The team was elated after winning the championship game.
What does the word 'elated' mean?
Feeling angry or unhappy without talking
To treat someone badly because of their beliefs
To make a mistake or forget something
Feeling very happy and excited
Despite facing numerous obstacles, she continued to persist in pursuing her goals.
What does the word 'persist' mean?
To feel very happy and excited
Cannot be stopped or changed
To treat someone cruelly or unfairly
To keep trying and not give up
The progress of time is inexorable.
What does the word 'inexorable' mean?
To make a mistake or forget something
Cannot be stopped or changed
Refusing to change your mind or behavior
To treat someone cruelly or unfairly
She wore a sullen expression all day.
What does the word 'sullen' mean?
Feeling angry or unhappy without talking
To make a mistake or forget something
Cannot be stopped or changed
Refusing to change your mind or behavior
She completed all of her homework, moreover, she studied for her test.
What does the word 'moreover' mean?
Additionally
Refusing to change your mind or behavior
Belonging naturally, essential, part of something
To feel very happy and excited
The guests at the party behaved with utmost decorum.
What does the word 'decorum' mean?
To treat someone badly because of their beliefs
Good manners and proper behavior
Feeling angry or unhappy without talking
To feel very worried or upset
She couldn't help but exult with joy when she received the good news.
What does the word 'exult' mean?
Not important or not related
To keep trying and not give up
To make a mistake or forget something
To feel very happy and excited
Despite the evidence against him, he remained obstinate in his denial.
What does the word 'obstinate' mean?
Refusing to change your mind or behavior
Cannot be stopped or changed
Good manners and proper behavior
Something that causes strong disgust or dislike
The smell emanating from the garbage can was repulsive.
What does the word 'repulsive' mean?
Belonging naturally, essential, part of something
Something that causes strong disgust or dislike
To be like everyone else
To think deeply about something and understand
She accidentally let her gym membership lapse.
What does the word 'lapse' mean?
Belonging naturally, essential, part of something
To treat someone cruelly or unfairly
To make a mistake or forget something
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Many innocent individuals have been subject to persecution throughout history.
What does the word 'persecution' mean?
To treat someone badly because of their beliefs
To keep trying and not give up
To make a mistake or forget something
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Vultures are often seen feasting on carrion, which is the decaying flesh of dead animals.
What does the word 'carrion' mean?
Good manners and proper behavior
Dead animal flesh that birds eat
To keep trying and not give up
Something that causes strong disgust or dislike
The intrinsic beauty of nature can be seen in a stunning sunset.
What does the word 'intrinsic' mean?
To think deeply about something and understand
Not important or not related
Belonging naturally, essential, part of something
To treat someone badly because of their beliefs
Despite the pain, she remained stoic and did not shed a tear.
What does the word 'stoic' mean?
To feel very happy and excited
To make a mistake or forget something
Someone who stays calm and strong
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The students looked on in dismay as their favorite teacher announced his retirement.
What does the word 'dismay' mean?
To feel very worried or upset
Someone who stays calm and strong
To think deeply about something and understand
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The dictator used his power to oppress the citizens, denying them their basic rights.
What does the word 'oppress' mean?
Feeling angry or unhappy without talking
Someone who stays calm and strong
To make a mistake or forget something
To treat someone cruelly or unfairly
The question she asked was completely irrelevant to the topic of discussion.
What does the word 'irrelevant' mean?
Not important or not related
Something that causes strong disgust or dislike
Dead animal flesh that birds eat
To make a mistake or forget something
She felt the need to conform to societal expectations.
What does the word 'conform' mean?
To be like everyone else
To think deeply about something and understand
Something that causes strong disgust or dislike
Changed or adjusted to fit new circumstances
