Context Clues Practice

Your poster is very good. The drawing really lets people know what our club is all about. I do think that you could enhance it by adding some more color. That will tend to grab everyone’s attention.

When you enhance something, you __________.

• throw it out

• ruin it

• make it better

• draw it

I just can’t beat Paula when we play chess! Every time I make a move that should lead me to victory, she makes a

better move that thwarts my plan.

If you thwart a robbery, you __________.

• commit a crime

• imagine a theft

• give warts to a thief

• stop a crime from happening

Connie is never happy when everyone is getting along. She always instigates fights and then acts like little Miss Innocent.

When you "instigate" something, you __________.

• ignore it

• protect it

• get it started

• check it out

Amy was feeling low. Every business she tried lost money or made only pennies a day. Her newest idea was selling chocolate covered baby shoes. She was convinced that it would be a lucrative business. Her friends tried to warn her that it was not a certain road to riches.

What does "lucrative" mean in this context?

• bringing in a lot of money, or profit

• showing no careful thought

• helping young feet to grow correctly

• tasting great with vanilla ice cream

The owner of the restaurant wouldn’t allow Samantha to walk through the door. “I’m sorry,” she said, “but you started a food fight the last time you were here. You may not have ingress to my restaurant!”

What does "ingress" mean in this selection?

• the right to enter

• a good price for a meal

• any food that can be thrown

• a kind of bird that lives by the sea

Her cardinal rule is this: Be kind to others! She believes that everything else in life will fall properly into place if one follows that rule.

What does “cardinal” mean in this context?

• like a bird

• red

• not worth remembering

• main, or most important

I like that store. All the employees strive to make the customers feel right at home.

Which word is a synonym of “strive”?

• clean

• fail

• try

• complain

“If you knew the gravity of the situation, you wouldn’t be laughing,” Mr. Farmer said quietly. He didn’t have to say more to get everyone’s attention.

What does “gravity” mean in this context?

• enjoyable, or comfortable

• humor

• seriousness

• a force that draws different objects toward each other

Don’t feel stupid. Yes, you thought this worthless replica was a valuable work of art. But it even fooled a lot of experts. It certainly looked like the real thing!

A replica is __________.

• something ugly

• a dishonest act

• anything that has no value

• a copy

“I am going to rescind the permission I gave you to use my car!” T. J. announced angrily. “I thought you would take good care of it, but I was wrong!”

What does "rescind" mean in this context?

• take back

• continue

• celebrate

• repeat