WorksheetsVocabulary • Ch 7 - The Kite Runner • Context Clues
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
She gave a curt reply to his question.
What does the word 'curt' mean?
To avoid or neglect responsibilities or duties
Being brief or using few words
Feeling sad or gloomy without cheerfulness
About to happen or occur soon
Investigators were able to trace the origins of the mysterious phone call.
What does the word 'trace' mean?
To find evidence left behind
To avoid or neglect responsibilities or duties
To prove someone is innocent
To divide something into two equal parts
After careful thought, they made a deliberate decision.
What does the word 'deliberate' mean?
To prove someone is innocent
To think carefully and choose something
Not caring about others' feelings
To keep trying and not give up
She displayed a callous disregard for the feelings of others.
What does the word 'callous' mean?
Feeling sad or gloomy without cheerfulness
To exchange or use a coupon
Really simple and not fancy or fun
Not caring about others' feelings
The vendor sold hot dogs from his food cart on the street corner.
What does the word 'vendor' mean?
Being brief or using few words
Not caring about others' feelings
To keep trying and not give up
Someone who sells goods or services
She was determined to redeem herself after her past mistakes.
What does the word 'redeem' mean?
To divide something into two equal parts
To find evidence left behind
Not caring about others' feelings
To exchange or use a coupon
She was conscious of the importance of her actions.
What does the word 'conscious' mean?
To exchange or use a coupon
To avoid or neglect responsibilities or duties
To divide something into two equal parts
Aware, knowing what is happening around
The support for the project began to dwindle as time went on.
What does the word 'dwindle' mean?
To slowly get smaller or decrease
About to happen or occur soon
The end or death of something
To find evidence left behind
The hikers carefully navigated down the steep ravine.
What does the word 'ravine' mean?
To think carefully and choose something
The end or death of something
A deep and narrow valley
To exchange or use a coupon
The storm clouds grow darker, signaling the imminent arrival of heavy rain.
What does the word 'imminent' mean?
Someone who sells goods or services
Really simple and not fancy or fun
About to happen or occur soon
To slowly get smaller or decrease
Despite his friends' attempts to cheer him up, he remained morose throughout the day.
What does the word 'morose' mean?
Feeling sad or gloomy without cheerfulness
To prove someone is innocent
About to happen or occur soon
To avoid or neglect responsibilities or duties
Despite facing numerous challenges, she continued to persist in achieving her goals.
What does the word 'persist' mean?
To exchange or use a coupon
To avoid or neglect responsibilities or duties
Being brief or using few words
To keep trying and not give up
The bustling city street served as a busy thoroughfare for commuters.
What does the word 'thoroughfare' mean?
About to happen or occur soon
To avoid or neglect responsibilities or duties
A road or street for traveling
Aware, knowing what is happening around
We should consider an alternative solution to this problem.
What does the word 'alternative' mean?
To think carefully and choose something
Really simple and not fancy or fun
To slowly get smaller or decrease
Another option or choice for something
The room was sparsely furnished, reflecting the austere design style preferred by the homeowner.
What does the word 'austere' mean?
The end or death of something
Being brief or using few words
To divide something into two equal parts
Really simple and not fancy or fun
The surgeon carefully bisected the tumor to remove it.
What does the word 'bisect' mean?
The end or death of something
Not caring about others' feelings
About to happen or occur soon
To divide something into two equal parts
He would never shirk his responsibilities.
What does the word 'shirk' mean?
The end or death of something
To find evidence left behind
To avoid or neglect responsibilities or duties
Really simple and not fancy or fun
The evidence presented in court helped to vindicate his innocence.
What does the word 'vindicate' mean?
A deep and narrow valley
A road or street for traveling
To prove someone is innocent
Aware, knowing what is happening around
The company's demise was inevitable due to poor management.
What does the word 'demise' mean?
Really simple and not fancy or fun
To slowly get smaller or decrease
To prove someone is innocent
The end or death of something
The siblings began to squabble over who would get to use the computer first.
What does the word 'squabble' mean?
The end or death of something
To argue or fight over something
Another option or choice for something
To avoid or neglect responsibilities or duties
