Context Clues (Pre-test)

 The first review on the Harry Potter movie was favorable. Many people attended and enjoyed the movie. Some people even saw the movie three times!

•  negative 
•  positive 
• uncertain
• clear

 Her quiet, timid ways made us guess at her true feelings about the story because she kept her ideas to herself and never spoke in the class.
 

• shy
• boisterous
• kind
• seriously

He was found running down the street after curfew, and his parents were penalized. The ticket read: "Illegally in the streets at 1:00A.M." Now he would have to pay the ticket with his own money.
 

• crooked
• fined
• delicate
• informed

 The woman crossed her fingers as her daughter did the cheer. She was hoping that everything would work out for her daughter as she vied for a position on the squad. Her daughter wanted to be a cheerleader.
 

• shouted
• enclosed
• expanded
• tried

The boy knew that the lake was teeming, and overflowing with bass, so he brought a big net to help get the fish in the boat.

• rare
• enclave
• full
• sparse

 It was difficult to listen to Tommy speak because he droned on and on just like a buzzer that won't stop buzzing.
 

• ideal
• same tone
• lively
• scared

The lithe girl was perfect for the basketball team because she was all muscle and could play well.
 

• lean
• cubed
• thick
• eerie

 Thomas went to the apex of the mountain, and because it was so high, he had to take a tank of oxygen with him.
 

• bottom
• breathe
• top
• clear

The apparatus that Jill used to connect the fabric was similar to a sewing machine, but this one did all of the work while she just pushed a button.
 

• idea
• zipper
• instrument
• singular

The frigid air seemed to suck his breathe away as he attempted to finish his first snowman of the season

• deficient
• sappy
• thick
• cold