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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: 
    destroy
    build
    shake
    strengthen
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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 Pam doesn’t care what she wears or how outdated her clothes are.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
    intelligent
    strange
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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
    important
    unfortunate
    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
    makes you smell bad
    long-lasting
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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”?
    try 
    clean
    complain
    fail
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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
    protect it
    ignore it
    get it started
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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? 
    sadly
    not often
    excitedly
    always
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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
    friendly
    helpful
    loud
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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
    peacemaker 
    enemy
    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:
    small
    low
    shaky
    high
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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:
    tired
    real
    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: 
    settle
    consider
    debate
    cancel
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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: 
    unimportant 
    dangerous
    strange
    disgusting
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