Context Clues 1
The class didn't utter a word while the teacher stepped outside for a moment. They were so well behaved.
Utter means _____
a) speak
b) jump
What is speak or say?
Hadiyah felt her team would improve so much that they would prevail in the next game.
Prevail means _________.
a) lose
b) win
What is win?
The player was disqualified for cheating in the game.
Disqualified means ______.
a) removed/kicked out
b) honored
What is removed or kicked out?
Aiden is wary of spiders and always tries to avoid them.
Wary means _______.
a) cautious
b) loving
What is cautious or watchful?
Tamema couldn't stifle her giggles as her brother tried to trick his friend, so she ruined the joke.
Stifle means _______________.
a) hold back
b) make
What is hold back?
The firefighter tried to extinguish all of the flames.
Extinguish means ________.
a) fight
b) put out
What is to put out?
Carlos felt better after drinking the elixir.
Elixir means __________.
a) medicine
b) coffee
What is medicine?
Tara played a sneaky hoax on her little brother.
Hoax means __________.
a) song
b) trick
What is a trick or prank?
Valeria was browsing the book section of the store without planning to buy any books.
Browsing means ______________.
a) looking
b) cleaning
What is looking at?
Maya read the book with so much zeal that she finished it in one day.
Zeal means ___________.
a) excitement
b) regret
What is excitement or enthusiasm?
William and Jacob live in adjacent houses so they spend a lot of time together.
Adjacent means:
a) far apart
b) next to
What is next to or near?
Jake won his tennis match.
Match means __________.
a) flame
b) game
What is game?
Kaiden tried to persuade his mother to let him stay up all night.
Persuade means ___________.
a) convince
b) allow
c) free
What is to talk into or convince?
In the middle of our conversation, Ms. Nich turned abruptly and walked away.
Abruptly means ______________.
a) slowly
b) suddenly
c) eventually
What is suddenly?
The mechanic had to dismantle the whole engine before cleaning it.
Dismantle means ________.
a) take apart
b) look at
c) examine
What is take apart?
Lissandro cut the photo precisely on the line so it fit right in the picture frame.
Precisely means _______.
a) exactly
b) sort of
c) away from
What is exactly or perfectly?
Cadence was a timid child. She always kept her ideas to herself and rarely spoke in class.
Timid means _________
a) shy
b) loud
c) small
What is shy?
Amie found it difficult to conceal her true feelings. You could tell how she felt by looking at her face.
Conceal means ___________.
a) hide
b) eat
c) run
What is hide?
The boy always did what his parents asked and they appreciated their obedient child.
Obedient means ___________.
a) rude
b) well-behaved
c) sweet
What is well-behaved or follows the rules?
Sah'Keese was very elated when he received a present.
Elated means _______.
a) thrilled
b) sad
c) quiet
What is excited or thrilled?
Daniel loves to cook exotic foods using spices from all around the world.
Exotic means _______.
a) unique
b) boring
c) the same
What is different or unique?
Andy is very limber, which explains how he can do so many twists and bends.
Limber means ______.
a) stiff
b) flexible
c) cold
What is flexible?
Engels used an alias to hide his real name during the contest in another town.
Alias means ________.
a) fake
b) blanket
c) spy
What is a fake name?
William tried to build a snowman but the frigid air seemed to suck his breath away.
Frigid means ________.
a) cold
b) warm
c) sunny
What is very cold?
Kevin promised never to divulge the secret.
Divulge means _________.
a) tell
b) hide
c) judge
What is tell or reveal?