One Sentence Context Clues | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 31 Public

Identifying context clues with choices

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Confiscate: Joanne's mother came up to the school to get the cell phone the teacher had CONFISCATED

charged

taken

used

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Obedient: Unlike her older brother Jerome, who stayed out all hours of the night, Kate OBEDIENTLY followed the curfew her parents set.

sleepily

unruly

respectfully

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CONSUME: John was so hungry that he CONSUMED the muffin and went back for a second.

ate

threw away

cooked

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Coax: After the bird escaped, Chris tried to COAX it back into the cage with treats.

hold

forget

guide

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Peculiar: Since it was a school day, she thought it was PECULIAR that she saw no children on the street during her drive to work

nice

normal

odd

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Outcast: If a wolf refuses to help its pack hunt, it becomes an OUTCAST and must go on alone.

rabbit

reject

friend

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Discard: Dad had no need for the broken air conditioner, so he DISCARDED it on the corner by the trash

threw it out

folded

ate

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Content: While others eat eggs, pancakes and bacon for breakfast, Mike was CONTENTwith a piece of toast and a glass of orange juice.

scared

disgusted

satisfied

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Fortunate: Because he had such good friends and family, Malcolm considered himself FORTUNATE in life.

hungry

upset

blessed

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Observe: The teacher stopped the students after she OBSERVED them running in the hall.

yelled

saw

jumped

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Brilliant: Vince had to put his sunglasses on because the rays of the sun were so BRILLIANT.

dark

bright

rainy

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Murmur: On the way to her room after just having been grounded, Tom MURMURED something under his breath.

yelled

looked at

whispered

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Unpleasant: Brian felt that Ms Golding was much more UNPLEASANT than usual and he suspected that she did not have her coffee this morning.

happy

not happy

smiling

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Remedy: The richest man in town was losing his hearing and he offered a large reward to anyone could find a REMEDY for his condition

door

bandaid

fix

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Singe: The iron was so hot that Martha SINGED her shirt while ironing it.

folded

burnt

dirtied

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Quarrel: Max was sick of QUARRELING with his wife about money when all he wanted was to enjoy her company.

eating

singing

fighting

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