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Context Clues Exercises

The document provides a context clues exercise with 10 multiple choice questions to identify the meanings of underlined or highlighted words from 10 paragraphs of text. For each question, the reader is asked to choose the letter that corresponds to the answer among the given multiple choice options and write it in their notebook. The questions cover identifying meanings of words like ornate, exclusive, benign, audacious, compunction, counterfeited, placid, replete, projectiles, annihilated, mortification, foliage, clarify, advocate, and precariously from contexts in short descriptive paragraphs.

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Context Clues Exercises

The document provides a context clues exercise with 10 multiple choice questions to identify the meanings of underlined or highlighted words from 10 paragraphs of text. For each question, the reader is asked to choose the letter that corresponds to the answer among the given multiple choice options and write it in their notebook. The questions cover identifying meanings of words like ornate, exclusive, benign, audacious, compunction, counterfeited, placid, replete, projectiles, annihilated, mortification, foliage, clarify, advocate, and precariously from contexts in short descriptive paragraphs.

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Context Clues Exercise

Directions: Read carefully the paragraphs below. Identify the meaning of the highlighted unfamiliar
words. Write the letters that corresponds to your answer.

1. The palace was extremely ornate. There were


magnificent pillars towering uphill. Hallways are
filled with red carpets from the entrance up to the
very end of each corridors. There were lots of
furniture and extremely expensive sculptures. It was
also filled with expensive paintings by famous
painters across the globe. It was surrounded by
gardens with various flora species.
a. old b. decorative c. simple d. proud
2. The organization is exclusive for city’s elite. One
cannot be accepted as a member if you do not own a
multi-million company. Uncle Ethan is a member of
that organization. He owns one of the known food
companies in the country. He also owns various hotel
brands located in key cities in the country. I am proud
of him as he spends a lot of money to support various
charitable works in the province.

a. rich b. grand c. humble d. honest


3. Raymond’s father was suffering from an
unknown illness since last year. Due to his father’s
condition, his family decided to bring his father in
one of the finest hospitals to perform all the
necessary tests. It was found out that his father
has tumor. The doctors performed a biopsy on the
said tumor. Gladly, the results came out declaring
that it was benign.

a. deadly b. dangerous c. harmless d. absent


4. Despite the existence of the anti-terror law,
famous writers and other private movements
openly criticized the government. It was an
audacious move. Surprisingly, the government
accepted their criticisms pointing that the right
to responsible expression of oneself is one of the
basic rights of all citizens.

a. brave b. harmful c. coward d. sarcastic


5. Faye expresses compunction for not accepting
the offer of Leo to be his bride. She and Leo are
currently trying to reconcile their differences and
giving each other a second try. She still hopes
that everything will be very fine soon.

a. affection b. dryness c. happiness d. regret


Directions: Identify the meaning of the
underlined words in each item. Write the
letters of your answers in your notebook.

1. The
counterfeited items were confiscated and
destroyed by the authorities.

a. fake b. important c. thick d. repulsive


2. Despite the heavy rains, the sea
remains placid.

a. wild
b. rough
c. calm
d. wet
3. The rice bin is replete. This will help
us survive until the next harvesting
season.

a. empty
b.crooked
c. hungry
d.full
4. Projectiles include those items that are
shot forward such as cannon shell, bullet or
rocket.
a. things put down
b.things shot forward
c. things that hurt
d.things broken
5. Typhoon Haiyan or Yolanda almost
annihilated the whole town leaving no traces
of standing industries nor trees. It was a total
disaster.
a. destroyed
b.saved
c. created
d.constructed
6. Jackie was filled with mortification, or
shame, because of her careless remark.

a. proud
b.disgrace
c. confident
d.happy.
7. I used to visit Nami Island in South
Korea to see the falling colorful dried
foliage.

a. hurricane
b.plays
c. snow
d.leaves
8. The student was asked to clarify his
answers for everybody to understand his
point.

a. remove
b.call
c. explain
d.stop
9. I am an advocate of anti-corruption
movement in the country.

a. opponent
b.primer
c. enemy
d.supporter
10. Bernadette precariously climbed the
highest mountain in the country.

a. gracefully
b.lazily
c. dangerously
d.hopefully

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