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WorksheetsVocabulary Use Context Clue
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
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1.
What is the definition of the highlighted word?
The teacher was appalled, or disgusted, by the honey-covered homework the student turned in.
The teacher was appalled, or disgusted, by the honey-covered homework the student turned in.
a)
Pleased
b)
Surprised
c)
Frustrated
d)
Disgusted
2.
What is the definition of the highlighted word?
Unlike my frugal mother, I don't bother shopping at sales or clipping coupons.
Unlike my frugal mother, I don't bother shopping at sales or clipping coupons.
a)
Careful
b)
Thrifty
c)
Careless
d)
Wasteful
3.
What is the definition of the highlighted word?
Like the winners at the Oscars, I received accolades from my parents for my good grades.
Like the winners at the Oscars, I received accolades from my parents for my good grades.
a)
Rejection
b)
Shock
c)
Disapproval
d)
Praise
4.
Jorge decided to sever his friendship with his rude neighbor. What is the meaning of sever?
a)
confirm
b)
serve
c)
clean
d)
separate
5.
The lost campers sweltered in the heat of the desert sun.
a)
ate
b)
burned
c)
slept
d)
sunbathed
6.
What is the definition of the highlighted word?
Since Grace deferred her vacation, she was able to accomplish more at work first.
Since Grace deferred her vacation, she was able to accomplish more at work first.
a)
Expedited
b)
Cancelled
c)
Delayed
d)
Advanced
7.
These could make bees vulnerable so that diseases and pests can harm them more easily. Someone who is vulnerable is able to be-
a)
hurt
b)
modified
c)
ruled out
d)
recognnized
8.
Mrs. Carlson thought her explanations were clear and concise, but everyone found them to be unfathomable.
a)
hard to understand
b)
easy to laugh at
c)
hard to believe
d)
easy to listen to
9.
When she visited the Vietnam Memorial in Washington D.C., Lindsey noticed that her fellow visitors were very quiet and reverential.
Which word is not a synonym for the word reverential?
Which word is not a synonym for the word reverential?
a)
respectful
b)
solemn
c)
admiring
d)
impolite
10.
Other potential causes are stresses, such as poor environmental conditions or lack of proper nutrition. What clue word means almost the same as potential?
a)
stresses
b)
possible
c)
modified
d)
suggested
11.
Tanya loved her dad, but she wondered why she was so organized when he was so haphazard. A person who is haphazard is-
a)
lost
b)
lovable
c)
worried
d)
disorganized
12.
Maybe you mislaid the keys in a cabinet, instead of putting them where they belong. Choose the best definition for the word mislaid.
a)
lost
b)
found
c)
mixed
d)
looked for
13.
Lisa pondered the idea, remaining deep in thought for half a minute or so. What does pondered mean?
a)
rejected
b)
laughed at
c)
agreed with
d)
thought about
14.
In late 2006, apiarists in the U.S. began reporting that their honey bees were dying. Some of these beekeepers lost 90 percent of their hives. What is the best definition of apiarists?
a)
hives
b)
problems
c)
honeybees
d)
beekeepers
15.
However, without a known cause or cure, CCD remains a conundrum. A conundrum is a-
a)
cost of food.
b)
known cause.
c)
puzzling problem.
d)
cure for a disease.
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