One Sentence Context Clues | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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Identifying context clues with choices

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Conclude: After finding crumbs all over Spot's bed, mom CONCLUDED that the dog had eaten all the cookies.

walked

saw

understood

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Enormous: After taking the test, Frank felt as though an ENORMOUS amount of work had been finished.

huge

easy

small

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Haughty: Megan did not like the new girl because she was rich, HAUGHTY and kept her nose in the air like she was better than everyone.

dirty

friendly

stuck up

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Dreary: The kids wanted to go to the park today, but it was raining, dark and just an overall DREARY day.

sunny

dull

bright

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Absurd: Bob thought that Jose's ideas about their substitute teacher being an alien were ABSURD

correct

important

ridiculous

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Native: Although most of the students came from different countries, Mark was a NATIVE of the town, born and raised

foreigner

smart

local

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Severe: Most people feared the king because his rulings were final and his punishments were painful and SEVERE.

strong

colorful

weak

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Impatient: After waiting hours for his call for two nights in a row, Carol grew IMPATIENT with Jack and decided that she would call him first

smart

curious

not wanting to wait

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Bewilder: John was BEWILDERED when he saw the math teacher writing letters on the board that were to be added and multiplied. Aren't we in math class?

smart

confused

hungry

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Gradual: Alice was not happy learning French in such a GRADUAL way. She wanted to learn it all immediately.

difficult

slow

fast

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Wretched: Alice woke up feeling WRETCHED. She was covered with sweat and had a bad headache.

fine

horrible

happy

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Substantial: After receiving the smallest piece of pizza at the party, Kevin was disappointed. He had hoped for a more SUBSTANTIAL piece.

smaller

bigger

tasty

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Haste: We can still make it to the movie on time if we make HASTE!

slow down

forget it

speed

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Straggle: Vinnie thought that the run would be so easy, but after he got about 1 mile into it, he started to STRAGGLE behind all the other runners.

speed up

give up

get behind

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Ignorant: Bob never realized how IGNORANT he had been about cooking until he lived alone and had no idea how to make his meals

smart

not knowing

hungry

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