Examples of Context Clues

The toddler's cacophony of sounds included laughter, crying, and babbling.

• Silence

• Harmony

• Chaos

• Melody

Mark's profusion of art supplies included paints, brushes, canvases, and sketchbooks.

• Scarcity

• Abundance

• Modesty

• Uniformity

The speaker's eloquent speech, filled with vivid metaphors and powerful language, moved the audience to tears.

• Plain

• Confusing

• Fluent

• Incoherent

The meticulous student carefully reviewed each assignment, checking for spelling errors, grammatical mistakes, and proper formatting.

• careful

• careless

• hardworking

• good

Jake's ostentatious display of wealth included a luxury car, designer clothing, and frequent vacations to exotic destinations.

• honest

• humble

• few

• showy

The speaker's eloquent speech, filled with vivid metaphors and powerful language, moved the audience to tears.

• Plain

• Confusing

• Fluent

• Incoherent