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Question #1

Choose the answer that best states the meaning of the boldfaced word as it is used in the sentence. For the damage they caused at the school, the teenagers have been ordered by the court to make reparations-specifically, they must paint over the graffiti and pay for new windows.

A. Apologies

B. Amends

C. Repairs

D. Plans

Question #2

Or, also known as, and also called are common linking words for finding ________ context clues:

A. synonym

B. example

C. inference

D. contrast

Question #3

Choose the answer that best states the meaning of the boldfaced word as it is used in the sentence. In contrast to the former senator’s long-winded, rambling speeches, his successor’s comments were downright pithy.

A. Unflattering

B. Conservative

C. Brief

D. Lengthy

Question #4

Choose the answer that best states the meaning of the boldfaced word as it is used in the sentence. In dramatic contrast to the tropical temperatures of the Dominican Republic, Ramon found the climate in Iowa hyperborean.

A. Very cold

B. Similar

C. Warm

D. Mild

Question #5

Choose the answer that best states the meaning of the boldfaced word as it is used in the sentence. Hugh finally decided that the frenetic pace of Wall Street wasn’t for him and moved back to his family’s farm in Vermont.

A. Financial

B. Slow

C. Frantic

D. Calm

Question #6

Choose the answer that best states the meaning of the boldfaced word as it is used in the sentence. The prosecution presented a cogent argument, but the jury was not persuaded.

A. Unclear

B. Weak

C. Deliberate

D. Convincing

Question #7

Choose the answer that best states the meaning of the boldfaced word as it is used in the sentence. Before the third graders got off the bus at the museum, their teacher urged them to conduct themselves with decorum.

A. Respectfully

B. Politely

C. Cheerfully

D. Quietly

Question #8

Choose the answer that best states the meaning of the boldfaced word as it is used in the sentence. This particular drug is often prescribed for its soporific effect; however, some patients have experienced sleeplessness upon taking it.

A. Stimulating

B. Harmful

C. Medical

D. Sleep-inducing

Question #9

For example or for instance are common linking words for finding ________ context clues:

A. definition

B. contrast

C. example

D. inference

E. synonym

Question #10

What is the first thing you should do when you find a word you don’t know?

A. Keep reading and try to figure out what the word means by the way it is used in the sentence?

B. Skip it

C. Analyze its parts

D. Look it up in a dictionary

Question #11

Words formed by adding beginnings (prefixes) or endings (suffixes) to a base word are called _____________.

A. Etymology

B. Derivities

C. Pronoun

D. Homographs

Question #12

But, although, on the other hand, yet, nevertheless, however, in contrast, while, unlike, even though, and despite are common linking words for finding ________ context clues:

A. definition

B. inference

C. example

D. synonym

E. contrast

Question #13

Choose the answer that best states the meaning of the boldfaced word as it is used in the sentence. Many wills include at least one codicil, such as an instruction about the disbursement of assets to stepchildren.

A. Error

B. Fee

C. Request

D. Addition

Question #14

Choose the answer that best states the meaning of the boldfaced word as it is used in the sentence. The arrival of the hurricane season was heralded by several small tropical storms in the Gulf of Mexico.

A. Defined

B. Played

C. Announced

D. Begun

Question #15

Choose the answer that best states the meaning of the boldfaced word as it is used in the sentence. Many young people are leaving the state after graduation because of the dearth of good jobs in the area.

A. Offers

B. Scarcity

C. Abundance

D. Appearance

Question #16

Choose the answer that best states the meaning of the boldfaced word as it is used in the sentence. Among the denizens of the tiny town were two lawyers, a physician, a veterinarian, and a schoolteacher.

A. Residents

B. Men

C. Women

D. Critics

Question #17

Choose the answer that best states the meaning of the boldfaced word as it is used in the sentence. In contrast to this year’s drought in the southern United States, the upper northwest had its most pluvious summer on record.

A. Remarkable

B. Unpredictable

C. Dry

D. Rainy

Question #18

Choose the answer that best states the meaning of the boldfaced word as it is used in the sentence. Although the composer intended it to be a happy, lighthearted piece of music, it sounded more like a dirge when it was performed by the choir.

A. Joyful tune

B. Recital

C. Performance

D. Funeral hymn

Question #19

Choose the answer that best states the meaning of the boldfaced word as it is used in the sentence. The purchase contract for the house included several provisos; for example, the interior of the house was to be painted and the roof replaced by the current owners.

A. Conditions

B. Agreements

C. Warning

D. Amends

Question #20

Choose the answer that best states the meaning of the boldfaced word as it is used in the sentence. After her appearance in the highly successful low-budget film, the actress was inundated with offers.

A. Denied

B. Swamped

C. Pleased

D. Confused

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