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Using Context Clues Flashcards

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  1. Read the sentence: 'The coach praised the athlete for her tenacity; even when she fell, she got back up and kept running until she crossed the finish line.' What does tenacity mean?

    Answer: determination to keep trying

    Getting back up after falling and finishing the race shows strong determination, so tenacity means persistent effort.

  2. Read the sentence: 'The villain's scheme was so devious that no one expected the twist — he had secretly tricked everyone from the very beginning.' What does devious mean?

    Answer: clever and sneaky in a harmful way

    Secretly tricking everyone shows the villain used clever, sneaky methods, so devious means crafty and dishonest.

  3. Read the sentence: 'Sam tried to console his upset friend by sitting with her, listening carefully, and reminding her that things would get better.' What does console mean?

    Answer: to comfort someone who is sad

    The actions of listening and reassuring show console means to comfort someone who is sad.

  4. Read the sentence: 'The room was immaculate — not a speck of dust, not a misplaced item, and every surface polished to a shine.' What does immaculate mean?

    Answer: perfectly clean and tidy

    No dust and everything polished describes something perfectly clean, which is what immaculate means.

  5. Read the sentence: 'The speaker's monotone voice made it hard to pay attention; he spoke in the same flat, unchanging tone for the entire hour.' What does monotone mean?

    Answer: a voice with no variation in pitch

    'Same flat, unchanging tone' directly describes what monotone means: no variation in pitch.

  6. Read the sentence: 'The children were in awe of the massive waterfall; they stood in silence, mouths open, unable to speak.' What does awe mean?

    Answer: wonder and amazement

    Standing in silence with mouths open shows the children were overwhelmed with wonder, which is what awe means.

  7. Read the sentence: 'The old bridge was no longer sturdy; it was so fragile that engineers feared it would break if one more truck crossed it.' What does fragile mean?

    Answer: easily broken or damaged

    The fear that one more truck could break the bridge shows fragile means easily damaged or broken.