Context Clues 1
The class didn't utter a word while the teacher stepped outside for a moment. They were all so quiet.
Utter means _____
a) speak
b) jump
Speak
Hadiyah felt her team would prevail in the next game because they have gotten so much better.
Prevail means _________.
a) lose
b) win
Win
The player was disqualified for cheating in the game.
Disqualified means ______.
a) removed/kicked out
b) awarded
Aiden is wary of spiders and always tries to avoid them.
Wary means _______.
a) cautious
b) loving
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) eat
hold back
The firefighter tried to extinguish all of the flames.
Extinguish means ________.
a) cover up
b) put out
put out
Carlos felt better after drinking the elixir.
Elixir means __________.
a) medicine
b) poison
medicine
Tara played a sneaky hoax on her little brother.
Hoax means __________.
a) song
b) trick
trick or prank
Valeria was browsing the book section of the store without planning to buy any books.
Browsing means ______________.
a) looking
b) buying
looking at
Maya read the book with so much zeal that she finished it in one day.
Zeal means ___________.
a) excitement
b) slowly
excitement or enthusiasm
William and Jacob live in adjacent houses so they spend a lot of time together.
Adjacent means:
a) super far apart
b) next to
Next to
Jake won his tennis match.
Match means __________.
a) tiny wood stick
b) game
Game
Kaiden tried to persuade his mother to let him stay up all night.
Persuade means ___________.
a) convince
c) free
talk into or convince
In the middle of our conversation, Ms. Nich turned abruptly and walked away.
Abruptly means ______________.
a) slowly
b) quickly
quickly
The mechanic had to dismantle the whole engine before cleaning it.
Dismantle means ________.
a) take apart
b) thow it away
take apart
Lissandro cut the photo precisely on the line so it fit right in the picture frame.
Precisely means _______.
A. Perfect/neat
B. Messy
Perfect/neat
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
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
hide
The boy always did what his parents asked and they appreciated their obedient child.
Obedient means ___________.
a) rude
b) well-behaved
well-behaved or follows the rules
Sah'Keese was very elated when he received a present.
Elated means _______.
a) thrilled/happy
b) hungry
excited or thrilled
Daniel loves to cook exotic foods using spices from all around the world.
Exotic means _______.
a) unique
b) boring
Unique
Andy is very limber, which explains how he can do so many twists and bends.
Limber means ______.
a) stiff
b) flexible
flexible
Engels used an alias to hide his real name during the contest in another town.
Alias means ________.
a) fake
b) blanket
Fake name
William tried to build a snowman but the frigid air seemed to suck his breath away.
Frigid means ________.
a) cold air
b) hot lovely air
very cold
Kevin promised never to divulge the secret.
Divulge means _________.
a) tell
b) erase
tell or reveal