Sunday, September 18, 2016

Literature 2: Meaning of words from context

Directions: read the 6 sentences and determine the meaning of the underlined words using clues or your prior knowledge.


1.  Even when the police officers put the handcuffs on my mother, she maintained her dignity, holding her head up high as she was marched off the protest site.
Meaning: ___________________________________________________________________


2.  The rays from the rising sun shined splendidly through our kitchen window.
Meaning: ___________________________________________________________________

3.  John was so hungry that he didn’t leave a single particle of the muffin on the plate.
Meaning: ___________________________________________________________________

4. Cassie took her time when she wrote in cursive, slowly making each word out of an elegant series of arcs and loops. 
Meaning: ___________________________________________________________________

5. When Rex had a bone, a warm spot to lie, and someone petting him, he was in paradise.
Meaning: ___________________________________________________________________
                
6. Even though John had a good job and a nice family, he yearned for more. 
Meaning: ___________________________________________________________________

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