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  •  English    15     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
    shake
    build
    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 Pam doesn’t care what she wears or how outdated her clothes are.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:
    stylish
    out-dated
    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: 
    important
    obvious
    expensive
    unfortunate
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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
    fail
    try 
    complain
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  • Connie is never happy when everyone is getting along. She always instigates fights and then acts like little Miss Innocent. When you instigate something, you __________. 
    ignore it
    get it started
    protect it
    check it out
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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
    always
    not often
    excitedly
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  • Michael is an ardent supporter of his presidential candidate. That became obvious to me when I found out how much time he’s donated to the campaign. Ardent means: 
    old
    intelligent
    enthusiastic
    foolish
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  • I'm working hard for the same candidate that you support. You're doing it for pay but I'm not doing this for money. I’m doing it out of conviction. Conviction means: 
    anger
    being found guilty
    strong belief 
    fear
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  • “I am going to rescind the permission I gave for you to use my toys," T. J. announced angrily. I thought you would take good care of them, but I was wrong!” Rescind means: 
    continue
    celebrate
    cancel
    repeat
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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: 
    helpful
    loud
    friendly
    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: 
    witness
    enemy
    troublemaker
    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
    high
    low
    shaky
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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: 
    cancel
    debate
    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
    unimportant 
    disgusting
    dangerous
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