Context Clues
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- Q1One strategy to determine the meaning of an unfamiliar word is to look for .....simlessynonymshomonymsmetaphors30s
- Q2One strategy to determine the meaning of an unfamiliar word is to look for .....a hyperbolea superconductora paradoxan antonym30s
- Q3One strategy to determine the meaning of an unfamiliar word is to look for .....claymationsexplanationssituationsstratgories30s
- Q4One strategy to determine the meaning of an unfamiliar word is to look for .....a definitiona counterfeita suspiciona twitterpation30s
- Q5What does the word alter mean in the following sentence? Grandpa didn't know that Suzie was coming along on the fishing trip, and now he had to alter his plans.intensifyexplaindistortchange60s
- Q6What does the word melodramatic mean in the following sentence? When Kiki got a tiny cut on her pinky finger, she got all melodramatic and began sobbing and demanding a doctor.hotheaded and angrysilly and goofydemanding and rudeexaggerated and emotional60s
- Q7What does the word remorse mean in the following sentence? As Tommy walked home with the money from the church he had stolen in his pocket, powerful feelings of remorse bubbled in his stomach.stomach acidacid refluxindigestionregret60s
- Q8Some people hunt for lost coins on beaches using an apparatus called a metal detector. It has a long stem that ends in a circular part called a search head, which hovers just over the ground. When it passes over metal, it makes a sound. Using context clues, what is the meaning of the word apparatus?machineshovelserviceprocess60s
- Q9Our new alarm system will wake up the entire neighborhood if an intruder gets in the house. An intruder is someone who intrudes. To INTRUDE is towear your shoes on the wrong feet.paint or repair old building.make a lot of noise to disrupt the quiet in an areago where you are not wanted or don't belong60s
- Q10When they heard the good news about the court's decision, the angry crowd cheered and then began to disperse. "It looks like everyone is going home," one reporter stated. Which would be the opposite of "disperse"?grow apartcome togetherlaughprotest60s
- Q11In the following sentence what does the word forewarn mean? I tried to forewarn the driver about the strips of tire in the road.to make room forto attach securelyto alter or changeto warn in advance60s
- Q12Choose the word with the same meaning as the capitalized word. Use context clues to help you. The TRANQUILITY of the park soothed Sara. It was so quiet that she fell asleep.sleepinessfondnesspeacefulnessexcitement60s
- Q13Choose the word with the same meaning as the capitalized word. Use context clues to help you. The ARTIFICIAL flowers looked real to me. I was surprised when I found that they smelled like plastic.redlongfakecolorful60s
- Q14Choose the word with the same meaning as the capitalized word. Use context clues to help you. Whenever my brother loses his toys, he becomes FRETFUL. He thinks he will never be able to find them.cheerfulpatienttiredworried60s