Context Clues Worksheet (Grade 7)
Free printable Grade 7 context clues worksheet. Students use restatement, contrast, and example clues to work out the meaning of grade-level academic vocabulary. Answer key included.
Grade 7 · Vocabulary worksheet
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Context Clues
Writers often restate, contrast, or give examples of a hard word inside the sentence. Find the clue, then choose the meaning it supports.
- 1.Use the context to choose the meaning of 'pragmatic': Instead of dreaming about a perfect treehouse, Ana was pragmatic and drew a plan they could actually build.
- a) unrealistic
- b) practical
- 2.Use the context to choose the meaning of 'futile': Bailing water with a teaspoon was futile; the boat kept filling faster than he could scoop.
- a) highly effective
- b) useless
- 3.Use the context to choose the meaning of 'apathetic': The apathetic crowd barely clapped, and most people checked their phones during the speech.
- a) wildly enthusiastic
- b) showing no interest
- 4.Use the context to choose the meaning of 'versatile': A versatile tool, the pocket knife can cut, twist, open, and measure.
- a) limited to one use
- b) useful in many ways
- 5.Use the context to choose the meaning of 'skeptical': Rosa was skeptical of the ad's promises and wanted proof before buying.
- a) doubtful
- b) fully convinced
- 6.Use the context to choose the meaning of 'novice': As a novice skier, Jon stayed on the beginner slopes and fell often.
- a) beginner
- b) expert
- 7.Use the context to choose the meaning of 'resilient': Resilient plants like dandelions bounce back even after being mowed flat.
- a) quick to recover
- b) easily destroyed
- 8.Use the context to choose the meaning of 'benevolent': The benevolent stranger paid for the family's groceries and asked for nothing in return.
- a) cruel and selfish
- b) kind and generous
- 9.Use the context to choose the meaning of 'lucrative': The lemonade stand proved lucrative, earning ten times what the supplies had cost.
- a) losing money
- b) very profitable
- 10.Use the context to choose the meaning of 'incessant': The incessant drumming next door continued all day and all night without a break.
- a) never stopping
- b) happening rarely
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