Verify the Preliminary Definition of a Word by Using Context Clues

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Language Arts 6th Grade

Verify the Preliminary Definition of a Word by Using Context Clues

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1. Question

Alex thinks allege means make up. Based on the context clues in the sentence below, is Alex correct, or does allege have a different meaning?

The lawyer will allege that Chelsey used company money for her personal use, but Chelsey’s lawyer will present her side of the story.

2. Question

Ethan thinks confer means research. Based on the context clues in the sentence below, is Ethan correct, or does confer have a different meaning?

Our group members will confer with the teacher before we decide on our final project.

3. Question

Laine thinks unscathed means clean. Based on the context clues in the sentence below, is Laine correct, or does unscathed have a different meaning?

In spite of the car rolling over, the driver miraculously walked out of the wreckage unscathed.

4. Question

Oscar thinks receded means moved backwards. Based on the context clues in the sentence below, is Oscar correct, or does receded have a different meaning?

The unfriendly cat receded under the couch because of the loud children.

5. Question

Heidi thinks grueling means energizing. Based on the context clues in the sentence below, is Heidi correct, or does grueling have a different meaning?

Carrying loads of rocks uphill all day long was grueling, but the rock garden they were building would be worth it.

6. Question

Isaac thinks dishearten means bully. Based on the context clues in the sentence below, is Isaac correct, or does dishearten have a different meaning?

Losing every game of the season threatened to dishearten the team, but they kept trying their best.

7. Question

Ewan thinks lavish means basic. Based on the context clues in the sentence below, is Ewan correct, or does lavish have a different meaning?

The lavish hotel had a twelve-foot glass waterfall with live swans floating beneath it in a small pond.

8. Question

Mason thinks vindictive means revengeful. Based on the context clues in the sentence below, is Mason correct, or does vindictive have a different meaning?

Our vindictive neighbors once cut our tree down because the leaves kept getting into their pool.

9. Question

Jasmine thinks exuberant means exhausted. Based on the context clues in the sentence below, is Jasmine correct, or does exuberant have a different meaning?

The exuberant students cheered as they raced out of school on the final day.

10. Question

Sebastian thinks retort means scream. Based on the context clues in the sentence below, is Sebastian correct, or does retort have a different meaning?

June’s angry retort to her father’s questions got her grounded for speaking disrespectfully.

11. Question

Darcy thinks avert means remove. Based on the context clues in the sentence below, is Darcy correct, or does avert have a different meaning?

The kids must avert their eyes when Mom enters the password on the television.

12. Question

Lola thinks insinuated means announced. Based on the context clues in the sentence below, is Lola correct, or does insinuated have a different meaning?

Mr. Stone insinuated that Madison cheated on her math test when he said, “This does not seem like your work.”

13. Question

Owen thinks stodgy means thrilling. Based on the context clues in the sentence below, is Owen correct, or does stodgy have a different meaning?

The stodgy presentation was six hours long, with no breaks, and was filled with endless ideas about mathematical theories.

14. Question

Zara thinks flagrant means amusing. Based on the context clues in the sentence below, is Zara correct, or does flagrant have a different meaning?

The man’s flagrant crime, committed in front of a crowd of people, had to be punished; stealing money from a group of children in broad daylight was unacceptable.

15. Question

Kieran thinks coveting means desiring. Based on the context clues in the sentence below, is Kieran correct, or does coveting have a different meaning?

The Anders family has been coveting a new boat for several years because their old boat keeps breaking down.

16. Question

Luca thinks dismal means hopeful. Based on the context clues in the sentence below, is Luca correct, or does dismal have a different meaning?

Elliot knew from his mother’s dismal expression that she had some horrible news to share with him.

17. Question

Logan thinks abashed means embarrassed. Based on the context clues in the sentence below, is Logan correct, or does abashed have a different meaning?

Moira felt abashed when she realized she had asked a question that had just been answered.

18. Question

Jamal thinks vista means nature. Based on the context clues in the sentence below, is Jamal correct, or does vista have a different meaning?

From the top of the ledge, the tourists saw a beautiful vista of the Grand Canyon and the Colorado River that runs through it.

19. Question

Keesha thinks homage means money. Based on the context clues in the sentence below, is Keesha correct, or does homage have a different meaning?

On Memorial Day, our country takes time to pay homage to the soldiers who have died to protect our freedoms.

20. Question

Macy thinks distraught means confused. Based on the context clues in the sentence below, is Macy correct, or does distraught have a different meaning?

Ben was absolutely distraught when he realized he had lost his most valuable possession, his great-grandfather’s pocket watch.