Context Clues Quiz

Your plan looks good. It's time to IMPLEMENT it and see if works. Based on the sentence above, what does IMPLEMENT mean?

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 the word ENCOUNTER mean?

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?

What do you think the capitalized word means in the following sentence? The most TRAGIC part of the movie was the war, which caused many people to lose their homes.

The farmers were excited because this year's crops were PLENTIFUL. What does plentiful mean?

The knight thought the king's daughter was very ATTRACTIVE. What does attractive mean?

The soldiers gave a VALIANT effort in the war even though they were outnumbered. What does valiant mean?

The clubhouse members wrote their rules down using INVISIBLE ink. What does invisible mean?

The teacher told them to REDUCE the fractions to the lowest term. What does reduce mean?

She PREFERS to play with dolls instead of toy cars. What does prefer mean?

My father asked me to TIDY up my room before I go outside to play. What does tidy mean?

He told his mother that he had a TYPICAL day at school, seeing that nothing new and exciting happened. What does typical mean?

The police officer had PROOF that the robbery took place at 11:00 PM. The word PROOF in this sentence means:

The FRIGID air seemed to suck his breathe away as he attempted to finish his first snowman of the season. The word FRIGID probably means:

Thomas Edison was born on February 11, 1847. When he was a child, he had a lot of illnesses and hearing problems. As a result, he did not get to enjoy the same things as other kids his age. However, he did not let his illnesses or being nearly deaf bother him. In fact, he liked being almost deaf because he said he could sleep better and work with less noise to distract him. Thomas Edison was almost deaf. This means that Thomas Edison...