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Context Clues

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the correct meaning of each underlined word.

The building had started to decay, but Robin wanted to fix it up.

a)

boil

b)

melt

c)

rot

d)

fix

2.

Choose the correct meaning of each underlined word.

It took four of us to hoist the heavy box onto the shelf.

a)

break

b)

lift

c)

drop

d)

tinker

3.

Choose the correct meaning of each underlined word.

The chewing gum plummeted to the ground when he spat it out from the 5th floor window.

a)

ascend

b)

shoot up

c)

fell

d)

raise

4.

Choose the correct meaning of each underlined word.

Amelia licked the envelope and sealed it before sticking it in the mailbox.

a)

closed

b)

open

c)

animal

d)

wrote on it

5.

Choose the correct meaning of each underlined word.

Her mother said. "I forbid you to go to the store -it is raining outside".

a)

continue

b)

allow

c)

do not allow

d)

help

6.

Choose the correct meaning of each underlined word.

The cat pounced on the toy mouse with great enthusiasm.

a)

slept

b)

jumped

c)

ignored

d)

ate

7.

Choose the correct meaning of each underlined word.

The artist sketched a beautiful landscape in her notebook.

a)

painted

b)

erased

c)

drew

d)

tore

8.

Choose the correct meaning of each underlined word.

The cat scurried across the room when it heard the loud noise.

a)

walked slowly

b)

ran quickly

c)

jumped high

d)

sat quietly

9.

Choose the correct meaning of each underlined word.

The teacher commended the student for her excellent performance in the exam.

a)

criticized

b)

ignored

c)

praised

d)

punished

10.

Choose the correct meaning of each underlined word.

The old house was demolished to make way for a new shopping center.

a)

built

b)

destroyed

c)

painted

d)

renovated