Context Clues
Joan loves to buy EXOTIC foods: vegetables and herbs from China, spices from India, olives from Greece, and cheeses from France.
What does EXOTIC mean?
Chinese
healthy
common
foreign
foreign
The following group of words consists of one general idea and four specific ideas. The general idea includes all of the specific ideas. Click on the general idea in the group.
Orange
Banana
Pineapple
Fruit
Fruit
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RITUALS are a common and important part of life. These ceremonies include marriages and funerals.
Ceremonies
Unskilled workers must often take jobs that are TEDIOUS, such as washing dishes for hours or flipping burgers day after day.
What does TEDIOUS mean?
1. dangerous
2. boring
boring
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Labrador
Dog
Poodle
Chihuahua
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Everyone in the airplane became nervous when a man started pacing in the aisle, muttering to himself, and behaving in an ERRATIC manner.
Lazy
Irregular
Foolish
Irregular
Barry was ECSTATIC when Lynda agreed to marry him. He was so overjoyed that he burst out singing on his way home.
What does ECSTATIC mean?
1. Overjoyed
2. Singing
Overjoyed
The following group of words consists of one general idea and four specific ideas. The general idea includes all of the specific ideas. Click on the general idea in the group.
Who
What
Why
Question Word
Question Word
The hospital ISOLATED the woman with tuberculosis so that no other patients would be near enough to catch her illness.
Separated
Entertained
Treated
Separated
Emotionally disturbed people may be troubled by MORBID thoughts. For instance, they may often think about suicide or murder.
What does MORBID mean?
1. sad
2. shy
Sad
The following group of words consists of one general idea and four specific ideas. The general idea includes all of the specific ideas. Click on the general idea in the group.
Local news
Game show
Comedy
TV Show
TV Show
Julia’s grandfather loved to sit by the fireplace on long winter nights and REMINISCE about his days as a sailor, entertaining her with tales of his adventures as a young man at sea.
Apologize
Remember
Remember
The following group of words consists of one general idea and four specific ideas. The general idea includes all of the specific ideas. Click on the general idea in the group.
Chocolate
Vanilla
Raspberry
Flavor
Flavor
The gymnast knew that if she wanted to win the competition she would have to commit to EXTENSIVE training.
Exciting
Large in Amount
Large in Amount