Context Clues 1
Put on an intrepid face and meet your fears head on.
A) brave
B) sad
C) moody
D) curious
A) brave
The greedy little girl took all of the candy for herself and did not share.
A) nice
B) sleepy
C) happy
D) selfish
D) selfish
The children went around and around on the carousel at the fair.
A) balloons
B) merry-Go-Round
C) slide
D) radio
B) merry-go-round
I was the recipient of a beautiful bouquet of flowers.
A) king
B) sister
C) receiver
D) goalee
C) receiver
I heard some peculiar music yesterday.
A) red
B) unusual
C) long
D) thin
B) unusual
When we say the Pledge of Allegiance, we show patriotism.
A) colors
B) love of our country
C) happiness
D) tiredness
B) love of our country
The hungry bear devoured all the berries in the picnic basket.
A) ate
B) cooked
C) hid
D) roared
A) ate
We trudged up the hill through the mud and rain.
A) ate
B) danced
C) swam
D) walked tiredly
D) walked tiredly
The young boy taunted the puppy by holding a bone in front of the puppy's nose.
A) flipped
B) colored
C) teased
D) sneezed
C) teased
The sluggish turtle laid down in the sand after a long walk.
A) quick
B) happy
C) slow
D) hungry
C) slow
The campers floated down the river in their kayak.
A) car
B) canoe
C) tent
D) bike
B) canoe
Harry looks indignant when he doesn't get what he wants.
A) happy
B) strange
C) angry
D) lazy
C) angry
We saw a huge monument of Abraham Lincoln when we went to the museum - the sign next to it said, "do not climb".
A) A photograph
B) An actual live person
C) something set up to honor a person or event
D) a journal
C) something set up to honor a person or event
Native Americans developed a variety of different vegetables- corn, squash, and potatoes.
A) the same
B) not enough
C) too many
D) a number of different things
D) a number of different things
The water in some waterfalls plunges hundreds of feet to the bottom.
A) climbs
B) falls upward
C) falls quickly
D) falls slowly
C) falls quickly
These waterfalls are not so high, but their breadth is great.
A) width
B) height
C) flow
D) color
A) width
Some model cars can look real because they are replicas of actual cars.
A) copies
B) memories
C) drawings
D) pieces
A) copies
In 1935, James Angel was the first American to witness the Angels Falls with his own eyes.
A) name
B) see
C) ride
D) jump into
B) see
The movie star’s large and beautiful home was palatial.
A) ugly
B) tiny
C) for dogs
D) like a palace
D) like a palace
When I fell off the trampoline, I fractured my arm and wore a cast.
A) rested
B) avoided
C) looked
D) broke
D) broke
Desktop computers became obsolete with the development of lap tops.
A) out-dated
B) popular
C) careful
D) round
A) out-dated
The coach admonished her for picking daisies when she should have been defending the goal.
A) listened
B) criticized
C) praised
D) laughed
B) Criticized
He tried to perturb his sister by putting his foot closer and closer to her side of the car.
A) question
B) congratulate
C) encourage
D) irritate
D) irritate
She showed great prowess in the engineering competition and won first prize.
A) patience
B) skill
C) anxiety
D) anger
B) skill
I don’t wish to impede your progress, I was merely trying to make sure you understand the instructions.
A) improve
B) exaggerate
C) slow
D) hide
C) slow