Dictionary Skills Review

Using context clues, select the word that has the same meaning as the bold word. 
My grandmother lives on a farm and loves the rural life. 

• country 
• busy 
• relaxing 
• exciting 

Using context clues, select the word that has the same meaning as the bold word. 
I felt a little apprehensive the first time I traveled alone. 

• tired 
• confident 
• worried
• thrilled

Using context clues, select the word that has the same meaning as the bold word. 
After our busy day, the warm room made me feel drowsy. 

• scared
• sleepy 
• happy
• mad

Using context clues, select the word that has the same meaning as the bold word. 
I was intrigued by the book and wanted to learn more. 

• interested
• bored
• angered 
• exhausted

Using context clues, select the word that has the same meaning as the bold word.  
The mother horse kept close watch over her foal. 

• baby
• food
• shelter
• milk 

Using context clues, select the word that has the same meaning as the bold word. 
The buffet was filled with many kinds of meat, salads, and desserts. 

• car
• fancy collar
• food line
• theater 

If the character understood a life lesson, you probably just learned about the ____ of the story.  

• contrast and contradiction
• theme
• exciting moment
• conflict

Which word goes next in alphabetical order? 
dragon
drift
drip
____ 

• draft 
• drop
• drops 
• draws 

Which word would be found on the same page with these guide words?
alive/arrest

• ant
• anxious 
• adventure
• actor 

Which word would be found on a page with these guide words?
settle/sink 

• side 
• seed
• service 
• sleep