Context Clues Vocab

My friend complained of chronic back pain. Choose the definition of the underlined word.

• simple and easy to deal with

• continuing for a long time

• impressive

• to bounce back after difficulties

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RI.8.4

The extra bills every month caused our savings to dwindle.

• increase

• double in size

• Choose poorly

• become less and less

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

That lady always talks to herself and wears a big hat with feathers. She is nice but a bit eccentric.

• very common

• slightly strange

• tall

• short

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RL.8.4

He is not a good swimmer. When he goes out too far he tends to flounder in the water.

• struggle helplessly

• lacking order, unplanned

• Loud and noisy

• use imagination

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

After several hours of cleaning and organizing, the meticulous kitchen was ready for the realtor.

• messy and disorganized

• full of mistakes

• plain and simple

• showing great attention to detail

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Since his friend loaned him a large sum of money, he felt obliged to pay him back quickly.

• willing to help

• sentimental

• bound to an action morally or legally

• having no idea which option to choose

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

This paper is plagiarized. I found large sections of it online.

• to use someone else's work and pretend it is your own

• creative and expressive

• making excuses for mistakes

• added to something that already exists

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

The wind blew through the front door. All the items on the shelf were askew.

• precise and orderly

• expensive and rare

• randomly made in a hurried fashion

• Not straight or in a level position

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.RL.8.4

I couldn't find the book I was looking for because nothing was labeled, everything was placed in a haphazard manner.

• planned out - orderly

• foolish and silly

• lacking order, not planned out

• calm and quiet

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RL.8.4

Doing a backflip on ice skates was inconceivable before they saw someone do it successfully.

• Not able to imagine or grasp mentally

• commonplace, something that happens every day

• having no fashion sense

• moving in sequence

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4