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Context Clues

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    Read the sentences. Determine the meaning of a given word using context clues. Multiple choice. Middle school level.
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  • I looked at the plans for your new house. This is earthquake country. You need to fortify the frame or you’ll have a disaster with the first tremor. The word fortify means: 
    build
    destroy
    strengthen
    shake
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  • Pam and Gia are sisters, but they’re very different. Just look at how they dress. Pam doesn’t care what she wears or how outdated her clothes are. Gia, on the other hand, is quite chic. The word chic means:
    out-dated
    stylish
    strange
    intelligent
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  • David hoped that nobody would know he was in the building. Didn’t he realize that parking his new car in the driveway made his presence rather conspicuous? The word conspicuous means: 
    unfortunate
    expensive
    important
    obvious
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  • If you don’t get help quickly for your condition, it could become chronic. Then you may have to take medicine for the rest of your life. Chronic means:
    is very painful
    long-lasting
    makes you smell bad
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  • I like that store. The employees care about their customers and strive to make the customers feel right at home. Which word is a synonym of “strive”?
    clean
    try 
    fail
    complain
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  • Connie is never happy when everyone is getting along. She always instigates fights. When you instigate something, you __________.
    check it out
    get it started
    protect it
    ignore it
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  • Mary, of course you’re always tired. Most nights you stay up late working and infrequently take a day off. What does “infrequently” mean? 
    always
    sadly
    not often
    excitedly
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  • No one suspected that Jerry was a spy. On the surface he behaved like any normal citizen. When his covert activity was discovered and announced to the world, we were all shocked. Covert means: 
    hidden
    loud
    helpful
    friendly
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  • When Kim and Kia were fighting over a boy, Shana stepped in as a mediator. She sat them both down and got them talking to each other again. Mediator means: 
    enemy
    troublemaker
    witness
    peacemaker 
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  • We have lofty expectations for you, son. You will attend college and be elected president of the United States before you turn forty.Lofty means:
    small
    shaky
    high
    low
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  • The home team made sure the officials were on their side. They won the championship but no one from any other town would accept the winners as legitimate champions. Legitimate means:
    real
    fake
    tired
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  • I was working with three other students on a group project for Science class. We had so many disagreements that we had to ask the teacher to help us resolve our issues. Resolve means: 
    debate
    cancel
    consider
    settle
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  • Lisa said, “Mia, why are you making such a big deal about Linda's hair? Yes, she did dye it purple and it's an odd color. But so what? It's such a trivial matter. ”Trivial means: 
    strange
    disgusting
    unimportant 
    dangerous
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