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Context Clues

Quiz by Donna Mullins

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  • Q1
    The strawberries were bright scarlet in the middle of the green leaves. What does the word scarlet mean?
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    yellow
    red
    green
    blue
    30s
  • Q2
    The pioneers who had endured the long winter welcomed the warm spring. What does the word endured mean?
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    missed
    survived
    wanted
    closed
    30s
  • Q3
    The chewing gum plummeted to the ground when he spat it out from the 5th floor window. What does the word plummeted mean?
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    flew
    soared
    fall suddenly straight down
    rose
    45s
  • Q4
    Jimmy was oblivious to his baby sister’s crying because he had his headphones in and couldn’t hear her. What does oblivious mean?
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    not aware of
    concerned
    heard
    attended to
    45s
  • Q5
    The principal need to curtail his speech to the school because it was almost 3:15 and the students needed to go home. What does curtail mean?
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    not give
    extend
    make longer
    cut short
    45s
  • Q6
    Your plan looks good. It's time to IMPLEMENT it and see if works. Based on the sentence above, what does IMPLEMENT mean?
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    carry out
    instrument
    take apart
    change
    45s
  • Q7
    When the Pilgrims landed in what is now Massachusetts, they were afraid that the Indians would attack them. However, the Indians that they ENCOUNTERED were a peaceful and generous tribe. What does ENCOUNTERED mean?
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    hide from
    meet
    ignore
    fight
    45s
  • Q8
    An article in the newspaper says that the Harry Potter series is responsible for the DWINDLING number of wild owls in America. This is happening because the wild owls are being trapped and sold as pets to kids who are fans of the Harry Potter books. As you may already know, Harry has his own pet owl named Hedwig. What does DWINDLING mean?
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    becoming less
    becoming more
    appearing in movies
    flying
    120s
  • Q9
    Elle grabbed the pile of clothes that were sitting on her pool-side lounge chair. She giggled as she held them in her arms and jumped into the pool. Her brother was getting out of the pool and saw Elle dunking his clothes in the water. "What are you doing?" he yelled over Elle's laughing fits. He yanked his clothes from her grasp and tried to wring the water out of them. When he untwisted his clothes, they were a little drier, but very wrinkled. He put his clothes back on the chair. Then, he grabbed Elle's towel and tossed it into the pool. In paragraph 2, the word wring means to:
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    iron
    soak
    twist
    dry
    120s
  • Q10
    Did you know that it does not actually snow a lot in the tundra? The ice and snow that you see is called permafrost. It is a layer of frozen soil, which has been covered with all the snow and water that has fallen. In the summer, when temperatures get a little warmer, a lot of the ice and snow melts and forms marshes and lakes. Those lakes and marshes refreeze in the winter as temperatures get colder.
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    A habitat where fish and other sea creatures live
    A generally cold Arctic area found around the globe
    A hot, dry area found in the southern part of the globe.
    A type of habitat found only in Antarctica
    120s

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