When David had a fever, they took him to the infirmary. What does infirmary mean?
hospital
sick
gym
restaurant
20
The ornate doors were covered with jewels and carving. What does ornate mean in this sentence?
ugly
fancy
huge
jewels
20
Trying to clean my desk was a titanic, or huge, job! What does titanic mean?
huge
a ship
annoying
clean
20
The jail was full of miscreants, like people who steal, speed, and lie. What is a miscreant?
a law-breaker
a robber
a criminal
a boy
15
When I fell, I got a black and blue contusion, or bruise, on my knee! What does contusion mean?
bandaid
bruise
or
hurt
20
"Volunteers arrived at the river to help clean up the watershed. They picked up all kinds of litter scattered in and around the water. By the time they finished, they had collected nearly 17 bags of debris. In this passage, what does debris
pebbles
waste
treasures
soil
20
What type of context clue that provides the synonyms of words to give the meaning of unfamiliar words?
Inference Clue
Antonym Clue
Synonym Clue
Definition Clue
20
The director felt remorse, or shame, for hiring some incompetent employees. What other words from the sentence that give synonyms to the underlined word?
shame
hiring
director
incompetent
20
The voracious team members ate one pizza each after the swim meet. Define voracious.
funny
satisfied
sleepy
starving
20
The reporter insisted that the letter he used was authentic. He said that he had shown it to many experts before he used it in his story. When something is authentic, it’s __________.
genuine or real
25
No word must ever leak out about this military action! It has to be a clandestine operation in order to succeed. Which word is a synonym of "clandestine"?
useful
secret
dangerous
20
Julie found it very hard to walk up the building with book-laden backpack.
light
free
heavily loaded
somehow occupied
20
The __________ was filled with colorful fish and coral.
aquatic
aquarium
20
Close your eyes and __________ what the setting and the characters of the story look like.
visualize
visionary
25
Based on context clues, what is the meaning of the word heinous in the sentence? The villain in the movie was truly heinous; he was willing to ruin other people's lives to gain power.
