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Context Clues

This document provides examples of context clues, transitional devices, and sentence structures. Specifically, it contains: 1. 5 multiple choice questions testing understanding of underlined words based on their context in sentences. 2. 5 sentences with blanks to fill in the appropriate transitional device from a list of choices. 3. 5 sentences to identify whether they are in natural or inverted order.

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Context Clues

This document provides examples of context clues, transitional devices, and sentence structures. Specifically, it contains: 1. 5 multiple choice questions testing understanding of underlined words based on their context in sentences. 2. 5 sentences with blanks to fill in the appropriate transitional device from a list of choices. 3. 5 sentences to identify whether they are in natural or inverted order.

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CONTEXT CLUES

I. Circle the letter of the best meaning for the underlined word as it is used in context.

1. My brother said, “I just freed myself from a very loquacious history professor. All he seemed to want
was an audience.”

a. pretentious b. grouchy c. talkative d. worried

2. There is no doubt that the idea of living in such a benign climate was appealing. The islanders seemed
to keep their vitality and live longer than Europeans.

a. tropical b. not malignant c. kind d. favourable

3. It is difficult to imagine a surfeit of talent in one individual, yet Leonard Bernstein simply does not
have the time to make complete use of his talent as conductor, performer, writer, and lecturer.

a. excess b. variety c. superiority d. lack

4. There is a large demand all over the United States for plants indigenous to the desert. Many people in
Arizona have made a good business of growing and selling cacti and other local plants.

a. native b. necessary c. foreign d. alien

5. After the Romans left, a millennium and a half passed before people again lived in such comfort.
Churchill wrote, “From the year 400 until the year 1900 no one had central heating and very few had hot
baths.”

a. a decade b. many years c. 1000 years d. a century

II. Choose the right transitional device to complete each sentence. Encircle the letter of your choice.
1.His skin burns very easily _________, he's decided to stay under an umbrella and wear lots of
sunscreen.
A. Because
B. Therefore
c. likewise
d. otherwise

2. He's starting to get nervous _______ he has so much work to do and not enough time to finish it all.
A. Because
B. Therefore
c. hence
d. in addition

3. Traffic was very slow coming home today ____ a heavy snowstorm.
A. Due to
B. Consequently
c. moreover
d. but
4. Hector decided not to use a map; ________, he got lost and never found his way out of the forest.
There he died.
A. For example

B. Consequently
c. on the other hand
d. first

5. He's feeling a lot of stress ______ of his job.


A. Due to
B. Because
c. despite of
d. furthermore

III. Identify if the sentence is in Natural or Inverted Order. Write your answer on the blanks before each
number.

________1. Is my backpack here?

_________2. I have never seen such a wonderful art work.

_________3. King Arthur is going to comeback from the grave.

_________4. Adobo is cooked by Nena.

__________5. There goes my little pony.

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