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  •  English    13     Public
    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: 
    strengthen
    destroy
    build
    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 Pam doesn’t care what she wears or how outdated her clothes are.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:
    strange
    intelligent
    out-dated
    stylish
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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: 
    expensive
    unfortunate
    obvious
    important
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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:
    long-lasting
    is very painful
    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”?
    fail
    clean
    complain
    try 
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  • Connie is never happy when everyone is getting along. She always instigates fights. When you instigate something, you __________.
    ignore it
    get it started
    check it out
    protect 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? 
    excitedly
    always
    not often
    sadly
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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: 
    friendly
    loud
    helpful
    hidden
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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: 
    troublemaker
    enemy
    peacemaker 
    witness
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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:
    low
    high
    shaky
    small
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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
    tired
    fake
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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: 
    consider
    debate
    cancel
    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: 
    disgusting
    unimportant 
    dangerous
    strange
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