Multiple-Meaning Words

Benjamin went to the register to pay for his baseball.

The word register in this sentence means

• object that holds money.

• enroll in a course of study.

• indicate or show.

• have an effect on a person.

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TEKS.ELA.2.3D

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.IX

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.IX

TEKS.ELA.8.10D.VII

TEKS.MATH.3.3D

Josie was sad when she noticed the huge amount of litter by the side of the road.

Based on its context in the sentence above, what is the meaning of the word litter? 

• granite for a cat box
• baby animals
• powder made from plants
• garbage

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TEKS.ELA.2.3D

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.IX

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.IX

TEKS.ELA.8.10D.VII

TEKS.MATH.3.3D

The walls of the fortress were not strong enough to block the invading army.

In the sentence above, the word block means 

• a length of houses.
• to stop the movement of.
• to forget a memory.
• a piece of wood or stone.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

After the storm, her car was coated with a film of ice.

Based on its context in the sentence above, what is the meaning of the word film? 

• movie
• big basket
• thin layer
• chunk

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TEKS.ELA.2.3D

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.IX

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.IX

TEKS.ELA.8.10D.VII

TEKS.MATH.3.3D

Superheroes can often get over tall buildings in a single bound.

What does bound mean in this sentence? 

• tied up or chained
• under a contract
• jump

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TEKS.ELA.2.3D

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.IX

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.IX

TEKS.ELA.8.10D.VII

TEKS.MATH.3.3D

A thief tried to pick Shawn's pocket, but Shawn suddenly moved away.

• to choose or select
• to pull apart into small pieces
• a tool used to chop ice
• to steal the contents of

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

Amy used  pencil to write in her log.

• a cut length of wood
• a written record
• to cut down trees

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CCSS.L.5.5C

What does count mean in this sentence?
The queen invited the count and countess to her coronation.

• to number things, one by one, in order to find the total
• to have importance in something
• a nobleman, similar in rank to an earl

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

What does fast mean in this sentence?
After the big picnic lunch, Bob declared he would fast for a week.

• speedy
• unchanging, as fast colors
• to go without food

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CCSS.L.5.5C

What does ring mean in this sentence?
Wendy took off her ring before she washed the dishes.

• a piece of jewelry
• the sound a phone makes
• a metal circle that people can juggle
• an enclosed space where a performance takes place

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CCSS.L.5.5C