WorksheetsVocabulary • Ch 1 - A Christmas Carol • Context Clues
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
She was conscious of the noise outside but chose to ignore it.
What does the word 'conscious' mean?
To say something or someone is wrong
Aware of what is happening around you
A feeling of sadness or gloominess
To jump or leap forward
The weather forecast predicts a dismal day with heavy rain and thunderstorms.
What does the word 'dismal' mean?
Kind and caring
Very sad or gloomy
To do something because you have to
To have a tendency or preference
The poor beggar lived a wretched life on the streets.
What does the word 'wretched' mean?
Feeling very sad or miserable
To make someone upset or uncomfortable
To remember something that happened before
Kind and caring
He struggled to recollect the details of the incident.
What does the word 'recollect' mean?
To ask someone for something politely
Feeling very sad or miserable
A ghost or spirit that scares people
To remember something that happened before
I studied diligently and thus achieved good grades.
What does the word 'thus' mean?
To ask questions and gather information
To remember something that happened before
To ask someone for something politely
As a result or in this way
She sat alone in her room, consumed by melancholy thoughts.
What does the word 'melancholy' mean?
To make someone upset or uncomfortable
A feeling of sadness or gloominess
To give or present something as a gift
Feeling angry and upset about something
The benevolent man donated a large sum of money to the local charity.
What does the word 'benevolent' mean?
Kind and caring
To limit or restrict movement or action
To ask questions and gather information
To jump or leap forward
The protestors planned to agitate the government with their rally.
What does the word 'agitate' mean?
As a result or in this way
To make someone upset or uncomfortable
Kind and caring
Feeling angry and upset about something
She was indignant when she found out about their betrayal.
What does the word 'indignant' mean?
To remember something that happened before
As a result or in this way
Feeling angry and upset about something
To jump or leap forward
The old house was rumored to be haunted by a specter.
What does the word 'specter' mean?
A ghost or spirit that scares people
To make someone upset or uncomfortable
To give or present something as a gift
Feeling angry and upset about something
She quickly obliged when asked for a favor.
What does the word 'oblige' mean?
Very sad or gloomy
Difficult to understand or see
Feeling angry and upset about something
To do something because you have to
She is bound to succeed in her endeavors.
What does the word 'bound' mean?
To say something or someone is wrong
To make someone upset or uncomfortable
To limit or restrict movement or action
To have a tendency or preference
The book is bound in leather.
What does the word 'bound' mean?
To make someone upset or uncomfortable
To have a tendency or preference
Aware of what is happening around you
To jump or leap forward
She was naturally inclined towards music.
What does the word 'inclined' mean?
To jump or leap forward
A feeling of sadness or gloominess
To have a tendency or preference
Aware of what is happening around you
She decided to inquire about the availability of the product.
What does the word 'inquire' mean?
Feeling angry and upset about something
To ask someone for something politely
To jump or leap forward
To ask questions and gather information
The meaning of the ancient symbol remains obscure to this day.
What does the word 'obscure' mean?
To give or present something as a gift
To make someone upset or uncomfortable
Difficult to understand or see
To ask someone for something politely
The judge was quick to condemn the defendant's actions.
What does the word 'condemn' mean?
To do something because you have to
Feeling very sad or miserable
To ask questions and gather information
To say something or someone is wrong
The artist used vibrant colors to illustrate the beauty of the sunset.
What does the word 'illustrate' mean?
Aware of what is happening around you
To say something or someone is wrong
To ask someone for something politely
To show or explain something through pictures
She decided to bestow her fortune upon a charitable cause.
What does the word 'bestow' mean?
To give or present something as a gift
Very sad or gloomy
As a result or in this way
To have a tendency or preference
She decided to entreat her boss for a raise.
What does the word 'entreat' mean?
To show or explain something through pictures
To ask someone for something politely
To remember something that happened before
A feeling of sadness or gloominess
