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Name_________________________________________________Date________________________________Night: Context Clues Chapter 1 Worksheet. Context, the dictionary will tell you, means "the interrelated conditions in which something exists or occurs." What this means for reading is that if you see a word you don't understand in a passage, you can look at the passage itself—the context—to help you understand what the word means. The passages below will help you understand how to use the clues in a word's context to understand the meaning of an unknown word. Try it yourself.Reform Jews are usually quite liberal, whereas the Hasidic order is not.Using the context for clues, the adjective Hasidic means______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________That some people who were in the World Trade Center when it collapsed, and survived, is miraculous.Using the context for clues, the adjective miraculous means___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________*****, because **** was carrying **** laptop, was encumbered by **** book bag.Using the context for clues, the verb encumber means________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Some people doubt the divinity of Jesus Christ.Using the context for clues, the noun divinity means_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________5. Compared with other ways of interpreting the Bible, the Cabbala is mysterious and complicated.Using the context for clues, the noun Cabbala means ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________6. People who consider “Family Guy” dumb and shallow think that Shakespeare is profound.Using the context for clues, the adjective profound means ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________The Barbarian tribes pillaged the Roman Empire.Using the context for clues, the verb pillage means___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________The Black Plague in Europe was one of history’s worst pestilential outbreaks.Using the context for clues, the adjective pestilential means___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________The United States is an open country, especially when compared with a hermetic nation like Bhutan.Using the context for clues, the adjective hermetic means_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Sometimes criminals use baseball bats as a truncheon.Using the context for clues, the noun truncheon means _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Name_________________________________________________Date________________________________Night: Context Clues Chapter 2 Worksheet. Context, the dictionary will tell you, means "the interrelated conditions in which something exists or occurs." What this means for reading is that if you see a word you don't understand in a passage, you can look at the passage itself—the context—to help you understand what the word means. The passages below will help you understand how to use the clues in a word's context to understand the meaning of an unknown word. Try it yourself.1. Even though you are right to be angry and want to yell at him, you might be better off using diplomacy to resolve this conflict.Using the context for clues, the noun diplomacy means _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2. 19th Century European Jews, when they looked at the way their people were abused through history, started the movement known as Zionism to find a homeland.Using the context for clues, the noun Zionism means_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3. In a democracy, we enjoy many rights and freedoms. People living under fascism cannot do that.Using the context for clues, the noun fascism means__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________4. ****** thought we should eat all our food for lunch, but **** thought we should conserve some in case we got hungry before got home for dinner.Using the context for clues, the verb conserve means_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________5. Although everyone else thought they would receive a failing grade, I had a sense of optimism.Using the context for clues, the noun optimism means _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________6. While I was watching Spongebob, I noticed he was very happy—not at all as melancholy as I felt.Using the context for clues, melancholy means _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________7. The Family Guy “Star Wars” episodes make a farce of those iconic science fiction films.Using the context for clues, the noun farce means____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________8. Some subway stations smell strong, but not bad. Others, especially the busy ones, have a powerful stench.Using the context for clues, the noun stench means_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________9. People in democratic societies can act, mostly, with great freedom, but people in fascist societies must act with constraint. Using the context for clues, the noun constraint means_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________10. Because it was really cold outside, Elie shivered convulsively.Using the context for clues, the adverb convulsively means__________________________________________Name_________________________________________________Date________________________________Night: Context Clues Chapter 3 Worksheet. Context, the dictionary will tell you, means "the interrelated conditions in which something exists or occurs." What this means for reading is that if you see a word you don't understand in a passage, you can look at the passage itself—the context—to help you understand what the word means. The passages below will help you understand how to use the clues in a word's context to understand the meaning of an unknown word. Try it yourself.1. My mom and I waited in the doctor’s antechamber for my appointment.Using the context for clues, the noun antechamber means ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2. I often wish people were kinder to one another, and that people were slower to engage in bestial acts.Using the context for clues, the adjective bestial means_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3. One wedding night tradition is for the groom to carry the bride over the threshold of the door.Using the context for clues, the noun threshold means________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________4. I understood that I had made a mistake and admitted to it. That didn’t stop my teacher’s loud harangue.Using the context for clues, the noun harangue means________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________5. After she broke both her legs, she really had no choice about living the life of a convalescent.Using the context for clues, the noun convalescent means _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________6. He knew that his mom was angry, but he didn’t expect the clout on the side of his head that she gave him.Using the context for clues, the noun clout means ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________7. After the older kids stole a bag of Halloween candy from some small children, they felt great remorse.Using the context for clues, the noun remorse means_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________8. At the end of the school day, the students disperse.Using the context for clues, the verb disperse means_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________9. ****** told her teacher she learned a lot from him, but even this blandishment failed to get her a passing grade.Using the context for clues, the noun blandishment means____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________10. The platoon was tired of life in the barracks. They all just wanted their own homes. Using the context for clues, the noun barracks means _____________________________________________Name_________________________________________________Date________________________________Night: Context Clues Chapter 4 Worksheet. Context, the dictionary will tell you, means "the interrelated conditions in which something exists or occurs." What this means for reading is that if you see a word you don't understand in a passage, you can look at the passage itself—the context—to help you understand what the word means. The passages below will help you understand how to use the clues in a word's context to understand the meaning of an unknown word. Try it yourself.1. Until ****,the editor, worked some lucidity into the story, it was very unclear.Using the context for clues, the noun lucidity means _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2. Because the building was falling down, ***** condemned it and ordered it torn down.Using the context for clues, the adjective condemned means___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3. ***** likes to caress *** cat to show it **** love.Using the context for clues, the verb caress means__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________4. Classical music is composed and conducted with careful structure, whereas jazz and rock music are more improvised.Using the context for clues, the adjective improvised means___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________5. Part of the reason students get in trouble for skipping school is because attendance is compulsory.Using the context for clues, the adjective compulsory means __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________6. **** was so scared at the monster movie *** could not muster the courage to go to the refreshment stand for popcorn and soda.Using the context for clues, the verb muster means __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________7. ***** didn’t work often, but **** brother worked relentlessly.Using the context for clues, the adverb relentlessly means_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________8. Like AIDS in the early 1980s, there was a huge flu epidemic in the United States in 1918.Using the context for clues, the noun epidemic means________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________9. When the students read Night, they were often shocked by the Nazis’ lack of respect for the sanctity of life.Using the context for clues, the noun sanctity means_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________10. The Nazis preached a sick kind of worship for a blond-haired, blue-eyed German, their vision of an Aryan ideal.Using the context for clues, the noun and adjective Aryan means ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Name_________________________________________________Date________________________________Night: Context Clues Chapter 5 Worksheet. Context, the dictionary will tell you, means "the interrelated conditions in which something exists or occurs." What this means for reading is that if you see a word you don't understand in a passage, you can look at the passage itself—the context—to help you understand what the word means. The passages below will help you understand how to use the clues in a word's context to understand the meaning of an unknown word. Try it yourself.1. Because of the outbreak of typhus there, officials in California imposed a quarantine on Marin County.Using the context for clues, the noun quarantine means ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2. ****** , because of *** belief in numerology, argues that the number 22 has mystical properties. Using the context for clues, the noun numerology means______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3. In Lower Manhattan, the streets are narrow and the buildings tall, so it’s easy to feel crowded. It’s nice to go up on the Brooklyn Bridge for a look at the horizon.Using the context for clues, the noun horizon means_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________4. Because ****** worked out for an hour at the gym, *** felt like *** could loll around the house, eat potato chips, and watch television.Using the context for clues, the verb loll means______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________5. Even though *** loves Snickers bars, *** didn’t eat one, because *** was just in a contrary mood.Using the context for clues, the adjective contrary means _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________6. Because the evidence against the death row inmate was weak, he received a reprieve from the governor at the last minute.Using the context for clues, the noun reprieve means ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________7. Sometimes teenagers think their parents meddle in their affairs when they are just showing parental concern.Using the context for clues, the verb meddle means__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________8. Eating lunch on a nice day on Liberty Plaza is a pleasant interlude in a day of classes HSE&F.Using the context for clues, the noun interlude means________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________9. A fear of tests afflicts many students, from kindergarten to college.Using the context for clues, the verb afflict means___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________10. The students tended to see field trips as their salvation from their teacher’s dull lectures.Using the context for clues, the noun salvation means ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Name_________________________________________________Date________________________________Night: Context Clues Chapter 6 Worksheet. Context, the dictionary will tell you, means "the interrelated conditions in which something exists or occurs." What this means for reading is that if you see a word you don't understand in a passage, you can look at the passage itself—the context—to help you understand what the word means. The passages below will help you understand how to use the clues in a word's context to understand the meaning of an unknown word. Try it yourself.1. Because **** had broken **** mother’s favorite vase, ** thought it would be a good idea to let some time elapse before ** asked what she was making for dinner.Using the context for clues, the verb elapse means ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2. *** felt great anguish when **** learned that ***** was leaving for Iraq to fight in the war.Using the context for clues, the noun anguish means_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3. After **** wealthy grandfather died, **** was surprised to learn that he had left **** a large inheritance.Using the context for clues, the noun inheritance means______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________4. Because of the epic quality of his autobiography, many people have come to consider Malcolm X a sage.Using the context for clues, the noun sage means____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________5. Because **** had committed a bestial crime, *** asked for the mercy of the court.Using the context for clues, the noun mercy means___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________6. Two weeks passed, and **** was happy to be able to say that *** gone a fortnight without cursing.Using the context for clues, the noun fortnight means ________________________________7. Although *** said *** could see the love in *** dog’s eyes, ***** thought this was just an illusion.Using the context for clues, the noun illusion means__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________8. When the fire drill sounded, the class made a quick evacuation from the school building.Using the context for clues, the noun evacuation means_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________9. When President Obama appointed **** Treasury Secretary, *** became a functionary of the U.S. Government.Using the context for clues, the noun functionary means______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________10. Because ***** really wanted an ice cream cone, *** decided to plead with ***** mother for two dollars.Using the context for clues, the verb plead means ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Name_________________________________________________Date________________________________Night: Context Clues Chapter 7 Worksheet. Context, the dictionary will tell you, means "the interrelated conditions in which something exists or occurs." What this means for reading is that if you see a word you don't understand in a passage, you can look at the passage itself—the context—to help you understand what the word means. The passages below will help you understand how to use the clues in a word's context to understand the meaning of an unknown word. Try it yourself.1. **** had gone so long without water that when *** thought *** saw a fountain, *** realized it was a mirage.Using the context for clues, the noun mirage means _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2. When **** saw what actually goes on inside a slaughterhouse,**** became a vegetarian.Using the context for clues, the noun slaughterhouse means___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3. Because **** had a long hike in the snow, and **** knew *** would be hungry, *** conserved ***rations.Using the context for clues, the plural noun rations means_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________4. *** doubted ** could do well on the test, so ***** worked to reassure *** that *** could.Using the context for clues, the verb reassure means_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________5. If Night teaches us one thing, it is that Hitler and the Nazis wanted to annihilate the European Jews.Using the context for clues, the verb annihilate means _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________6. Many people regard Malcolm X as a prophet of pride and independence for African-American people.Using the context for clues, the noun prophet means _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________7. Because *** yelled at **** in a moment of anger, ** brought *** a Snickers bar as a gesture of atonement.Using the context for clues, the noun atonement means_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________8. When ****** took the stage, ******* began to quiver with excitement to hear *** music.Using the context for clues, the verb quiver means___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________9. When **** brought a can of coke to put out a big fire, other thought it was a feeble effort.Using the context for clues, the adjective feeble means________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________10. When ***** broke *** leg, **** parents took her to the infirmary.Using the context for clues, the noun infirmary means _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Name_________________________________________________Date________________________________Night: Context Clues Chapter 8 Worksheet. Context, the dictionary will tell you, means "the interrelated conditions in which something exists or occurs." What this means for reading is that if you see a word you don't understand in a passage, you can look at the passage itself—the context—to help you understand what the word means. The passages below will help you understand how to use the clues in a word's context to understand the meaning of an unknown word. Try it yourself.1. After Mr. Feltskog yelled at them, the students’ suffered a decline in their morale.Using the context for clues, the noun morale means _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2. After ***** changed the CD for the tenth time in 20 minutes, *** friends told *** to be more decisive. Using the context for clues, the adjective decisive means______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3. When *** got caught smoking in the bathroom, ***** knew it was only a matter of time before the principal would summon *** to his office.Using the context for clues, the verb summon means_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________4. *** was a naturally talented artist, but *** believed *** art teacher would stifle *** creativity and talent.Using the context for clues, the verb stifle means____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________5. *** took a hot shower after running the marathon, and it reminded ** of the fatigue *** felt.Using the context for clues, the noun fatigue means __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________6. Sometimes teachers can stupefy students.Using the context for clues, the verb stupefy means __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________7. Without windows, the High School of Economics & Finance building has no semblance of being a school.Using the context for clues, the noun semblance means_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________8. When *** went in for *** vision test, *** was unable to distinguish between the upper-case “P” and “R.”Using the context for clues, the verb distinguish means_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________9. Most Super Bowl halftime shows are combinations of music and spectacle.Using the context for clues, the noun spectacle means________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________10. The police officers agreed that the way to prevent crime on the corner was with increased vigilance.Using the context for clues, vigilance means _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ................
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