Contex Clues Practice

The mime troupe, drama club and other local thespians will meet Saturday for a workshop.

• Friends

• Singers

• Actors

• Workers

She sought redress for the wrong that had been done to her family.

• Correction

• Promptness

• Hope

• Repetition

Ivan is a wonderful piano player, but Jerri is more versatile: she sings, acts, paints, writes poetry, and also plays the piano.

• Confident

• Skilled

• Talented

• Varied in abilities

The decision Veronica made to study instead of going out for pizza with her friends was prudent. She got an A on the exam, while her friends all got D’s.

• anti-social

• careful and wise

• selfish and mean

• shocking

There is a large demand all over the United States for plants indigenous to the desert. Many people in Arizona have made a good business of growing and selling cacti and

other local plants.

• foreign

• native

• that grow well

• green

The purpose of the psychiatrist is to mitigate the suffering of the patient.

• increase

• soften

• lessen

• beautify

The ambiguity of Joe’s directions made it almost impossible to find his house.

• thoroughness

• frankness

• shortness

• unclearness

Initially, Adam confessed that he had stolen the car, but he later recanted his confession.

• verified

• took back

• forgot

• remembered

Surprisingly, Jane – who is usually diffident – sang a solo at the concert.

• confused

• absent

• shy

• confident

Robert was certain that his car could make the trip; his father, however, was dubious, since it had been in the shop twice during the past six months for transmission problems.

• doubtful

• confident

• prepared

• disappointed