Context Clues Practice

The home team made sure that the officials were on their side. They won a close game and the championship with many questionable decisions from the officials. However, no one from any other town would accept the winners as legitimate champions.

The word LEGITIMATE as it is used the sentence(s) above means…

• Real

• Talented

• Sneaky

• Good-looking

Some people believe that lawyers are always working to see that justice is done. On the other hand, some believe that lawyers only want to manipulate the legal system to get what they want. Could both sides be right?

The word MANIPULATE as it is used in the sentence(s) above means…

• Control in a dishonest way

• Give help

• Teach about or explain

• Disagree with

We walked slowly down the trail with great trepidation. No one who had gone this way had ever been heard from again. Had they simply found a better place to settle on this dark planet? We doubted that.

The word TREPIDATION as it is used in the sentence(s) above means…

• Movement

• Fear

• Concern

• Shock

Only an hour or so had passed before a tremendous roar shook the ground. At that very moment, a vicious T-Rex materialized before our eyes. It was about ten feet high at the shoulders and at least fifty feet long.

The word MATERIALIZED as it is used in the sentence(s) above means…

• Screamed

• Walked

• Stomped

• Appeared

Ray Ray’s parents have rather lofty expectations for him. They want him to attend college. They also want him to become rich and famous, and be elected president of the United States before he turns 40. .

The word LOFTY as it is used in the sentence(s) above means…

• High

• Unrealistic

• Idiotic

• Courageous

Bobby’s ice cream business failed, and he couldn’t pay his bills. He is now destitute. Someone needs to help him so that he can get his life back on track.

The word DESTITUTE as it is used in the sentence(s) above means…

• Troubled

• Middle class

• Poor

• Pathetic

No one suspected that Jerry was a spy. On the surface he behaved like any normal citizen. When his covert activity was discovered and announced to the world, we were all shocked.

The word COVERT as it is used in the sentence(s) above means…

• Sneaky

• Quiet

• Loud

• Secret

The workers stood in front of the factory and wondered what to do next. The doors were locked and the windows were boarded up. They doubted that they would even collect their final paychecks now that the company was insolvent.

The word INSOLVENT as it is used in the sentence(s) below means…

• Rich

• Hiring

• Bankrupt

• Destroyed

Mr. Birkenstock stood before his employees. They had never seen him in such a serious mood. “I would be remiss if I didn’t tell you that your future with this company depends on how hard you work,” he stated firmly. “All slackers and poor performing employees will be fired!”

The word REMISS as it is used in the sentence(s) below means…

• Unreliable

• Trustworthy

• Unintelligent

• Negligent

“I am going to rescind the permission I gave you to use my X Box!” T. J. announced angrily to Pookie and Ray Ray. “I thought you would take good care of them, but I was wrong!”

The word RESCIND as it is used in the sentence(s) below means…

• Allow

• Give

• Forget

• Cancel