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Context Clues

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

My brother said, “I just freed myself from a very loquacious history professor. All he seemed to want was an audience.”

a)

a. pretentious

b)

b. grouchy

c)

c. talkative

d)

d. worried

2.

There is no doubt that the idea of living in such a benign climate was appealing. The islanders seemed to keep their vitality and live longer than Europeans.

a)

a. tropical

b)

b. not malignant

c)

c. kind

d)

d. favorable

3.

It is difficult to imagine a surfeit of talent in one individual, yet Leonard Bernstein simply does not have the time to make complete use of his talent as conductor, performer, writer, and lecturer.

a)

a. excess

b)

b. variety

c)

c. superiority

d)

d. lack

4.

There is a large demand all over the United States for plants indigenous to the desert. Many people in Arizona have made a good business of growing and selling cacti and other local plants.

a)

a. native

b)

b. necessary

c)

c. foreign

d)

d. alien

5.

After the Romans left, a millennium and a half passed before people again lived in such comfort. Churchill wrote, “From the year 400 until the year 1900 no one had central heating and very few had hot baths.”

a)

a. a decade

b)

b. many years

c)

c. 1000 years

d)

d. a century

6.

Many years before, Caesar’s men had tried and failed to invade Britain. No doubt this contributed to the xenophobia of the Romans. They were cautious about strangers who entered their country.

a)

a. honesty

b)

b. fear of foreigners

c)

c. kindliness

d)

d. stubbornness

7.

Such are the vicissitudes of history. Nothing remains the same. Three hundred years of peace ended in darkness and confusion.

a)

a. evils

b)

b. mistakes

c)

c. changes

d)

d. rules

8.

The purpose of the psychiatrist is to mitigate the suffering of the patient.

a)

a. make milder

b)

b. beautify

c)

c. increase

d)

d. banish

9.

We knew he couldn’t hold out much longer, because he had been doomed from the beginning. One night he met his ineluctable fate.

a)

a. forgotten

b)

b. inevitable

c)

c. hidden

d)

d. unhappy

10.

A combination of fog and industrial smoke, called smog, has vitiated the air in and around many big cities.

a)

a. concentrate

b)

b. fill up

c)

c. replace

d)

d. contaminate

11.

These are important words or phrases in a sentence that helps in identifying the meaning of difficult word or items in a sentence.

a)

Passage

b)

Context Clues

c)

Phrase

d)

Clause

12.

It is a type of context clue that provides readers with varying examples to allow them fully examine the unfamiliar words.

a)

Comparison or Sameness Clue

b)

Antonym or Contrast Clue

c)

Synonym or Restatement Clue is

d)

Explanation or Example Clue

13.

It is a type of context clue that provides the synonyms of words to provide the meaning of an unfamiliar word or words.

a)

Synonym or Restatement Clue

b)

Antonym or Contrast Clue

c)

Inference or General Text Clue

d)

Comparison or Sameness Clue

14.

It is a type of context clue that tells the opposite meaning of the difficult word. It shows contrast.

a)

Synonym or Restatement Clue

b)

Definition or Statement Clue

c)

Antonym or Contrast Clue

d)

Cause-and-Effect Clue

15.

It is a type of context clue that provides direct statement or meaning of the unfamiliar word/s.

a)

Definition or Statement Clue

b)

Antonym or Contrast Clue

c)

Explanation or Example Clue

d)

Comparison or Sameness Clue

16.

Identify the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence through the context clue.

Bernadette precariously climbed the highest mountain in the country.

a)

hopefully

b)

dangerously

c)

lazily

d)

gracefully

17.

Identify the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence through the context clue.

The extremely dry weather sweltered the dried leaves in the backyard.

a)

ate

b)

burned

c)

slept

d)

sunbathed

18.

Identify the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence through the context clue.

Despite the heavy rains, the sea remains placid.

a)

wild

b)

rough

c)

calm

d)

wet

19.

Identify the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence through the context clue.

I am an advocate of anti-corruption movement in the country. I want to lessen corruption.

a)

opponent

b)

primer

c)

enemy

d)

supporter

20.

Identify the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence through the context clue.

The student was asked to clarify his answers for everybody to understand his point.

a)

stop

b)

explain

c)

call

d)

remove

21.

Identify the type of context clue used in the statement.

Due to his misconduct, the employee is relegated or demoted

a)

Antonym or Contrast Clue

b)

Synonym or Restatement Clue

c)

Explanation or Example Clue

d)

Inference or General Text Clue

22.

Identify the type of context clue used in the statement.

Capitals, including Antipolo, Lucena and Batangas City, are considered as seat of political powers in their respective provinces.

a)

Inference or General Text Clue

b)

Comparison or Sameness Clue

c)

Explanation or Example Clue

d)

Antonym or Contrast Clue

23.

Identify the type of context clue used in the statement.

I love the palate of pasta like my brother who loves the taste of pansit.

a)

Inference or General Text Clue

b)

Explanation or Example Clue

c)

Antonym or Contrast Clue

d)

Comparison or Sameness Clue

24.

Identify the type of context clue used in the statement

She is an expert in portent, the science of signs on what is about to happen.

a)

Antonym or Contrast Clue

b)

Definition or Statement Clue

c)

Explanation or Example Clue

d)

Comparison or Sameness Clue

25.

Identify the type of context clue used in the statement

Jhonathan is gregarious unlike his shy brother.

a)

Explanation or Example Clue

b)

Synonym or Restatement Clue

c)

Antonym or Contrast Clue

d)

Definition or Statement Clue

26.

That is a valid statement; I have no doubt that it is true.

a)

Different

b)

Correct

c)

Opinionated

d)

Confusing

27.

These days, a computer is an indispensable tool in many businesses. Companies cannot live without it.

a)

Complicated

b)

Useless

c)

Essential

d)

Demanded

28.

We must enter holy places with reverence.

a)

Respect

b)

Gifts

c)

Excitement

d)

Silence

29.

These space stations could be used to disseminate information to earth.

a)

Conclude

b)

Rely

c)

Spread

d)

Obtain

30.

The fog was so heavy that it was impossible to see and avoid the oncoming car. The collision was inevitable.

a)

Necessary

b)

An accident

c)

Untrue

d)

Unavoidable

31.

We relax and saunter slowly around the village in the afternoon.

a)

Swim

b)

Walk

c)

Plant

d)

Talk

32.

My mom gives me the liberty to decide on which activities I want to take during summer.

a)

Time

b)

Materials

c)

Choice

d)

Subject

33.

Sorry, we have to take a raincheck on tomorrow morning's basketball practice. Let's just do it in the afternoon.

a)

Repeat

b)

Reschedule

c)

Cancel

d)

Go

34.

The dirt in the paper is miniscule I could not even see it.

a)

Small

b)

Large

c)

Big

d)

Long

35.

BTS has an immense fan base. The whole world adores them.

a)

Huge

b)

Cool

c)

Loving

d)

Respects