Context Clues Quiz

The archaeologist carefully removed the tome from its ancient resting place and proceeded to read the

pages related to marriage in ancient Greece.

What does the word tome probably mean?

• pen

• weapon

• book

• sausage

The Navajo language is an unwritten language of extreme complexity with no alphabet or symbols,

and is spoken only on the lands of the Navajo Nation in the American Southwest. During World War

II a Navajo code was created for the U.S. Navy. This code was virtually undecipherable to anyone

except Navajo speaking persons.

What does the word virtually probably mean?

• pleasant

• almost

• never

• always

Lakes occupy less than two percent of the Earth's surface, yet they help sustain life. For instance,

lakes give us fish to eat, irrigate crops, and generate electrical power.

What does the word sustain probably mean?

• support

• obstruct

• prolong

• destroy

The ancient Greeks pioneered many of the kinds of writing we consider standard today. They wrote

speeches, plays, poems, books about science and learning, and long histories of things that happened

to them.

What does the word pioneered probably mean?

• complicated

• developed

• destroyed

• explored

Fifty-five mostly prominent, male delegates attended the Philadelphia Convention in 1787. About

seventy-five percent of the delegates had served in Congress and others were important people in

their home states. These men are often referred to as the Framers of the Constitution.

What does the word prominent probably mean?

• unimportant

• unknown

• common

• important

Bats that eat fruit and nectar spread seeds and help flowers grow. Without bats many important plants

would not thrive.

What does the word thrive probably mean?

• flourish

• die

• wither

• deteriorate