Contextual Clues

Read the sentence and select the meaning of the underlined word.

1. The tough task was filled with inherent danger.

• overflowing

• built-in

• combined

• external

2. The counterfeit money was not accepted at the retailer.

• fake

• important

• thick

• repulsive

3. Even though a storm had just come through, the lake was strangely very placid that afternoon.

• wild

• rough

• calm

• wet

4. Please nullify our agreement; I am not interested anymore.

• improve

• seal

• cancel

• sign

5. The bin of chips was replete; we have enough food to munch for the next movie.

• empty

• crooked

• hungry

• full

6. The laceration on the boy’s finger was not bad – it only needed 2 stitches.

• bruise

• cut

• blood

• lash

7. Sitting in study hall all day is tedious.

• fun

• hard

• exciting

• boring

8. The striations in the rock showed that water used to flow along the channels in the rock.

• stripes

• circles

• holes

• edge

9. Her mother said, “I forbid you to go to the mall – it is dangerous outside”.

• dread

• hope

• not allow

• encourage

10. The teacher anticipated that the first day of school will be chaos.

• expected

• dreaded

• regretted

• worried