Multiple Choice

Directions: Each question below has a sentence from the selection and another sentence. A particular word is italicized in both sentences. Use the context clues from the two sentences to choose the definition of the word that makes sense.

1		"The liberation of the Nazi death camps near the end of World War II was not a priority objective." The student had to decide whether her priority concern was going to be studying or watching TV. In these sentences, priority means
			A)	insignificant.
			B)	believable.
			C)	more important.
			D)	historical.
2		"Viewing Natzwiller from a distance, Milton Bracker of The New York Times noted its deceptive similarity to an American Civilian Conservation Corps camp..." The clear sky in the morning was deceptive because by noon a bad storm had blown in. In these sentences, deceptive means
			A)	truthful.
			B)	misleading.
			C)	dangerous.
			D)	ornamental.
3		"The sturdy green barracks buildings..." The old woman, despite her recent hospitalization, was still very sturdy on her feet. In these sentences, sturdy means
			A)	practical.
			B)	weak .
			C)	strong or stable .
			D)	attractive.
4		"There were no prisoners," he wrote, "No screams, no burly guards..." In the football game, the burly linebacker was making a lot of tackles. In these sentences, burly means
			A)	weak.
			B)	relaxed.
			C)	big and strong.
			D)	handsome.
5		"U.S. military Personnel who toured Natzwiller shared this sense of the surreal." The surreal painting, "The Persistence of Memory," by Salvador Dali, which shows one watch hanging limply from a tree, others covered by flies and ants, and the final watch melted over a form representing the artist, illustrates the decay of time. In these sentences, surreal means
			A)	romantic.
			B)	realistic.
			C)	funny.
			D)	unreal; fantastic.
6		"...a room allegedly used as a lethal gas chamber..." If you are a boxer like Mike Tyson, your fists can be considered lethal weapons. In these sentences, lethal means
			A)	useful.
			B)	simple.
			C)	mild.
			D)	deadly.
7		"It was the first camp discovered intact, with its grisly array of the dead and dying." The movie "Silence of the Lambs" and its sequel "Hannibal" portray a grisly killer. In these sentences, grisly means
			A)	pleasing.
			B)	frightful.
			C)	unusual.
			D)	well-known.
8		"I can state unequivocally that all written statements up to now do not paint the full horrors." He stated unequivocally that he was innocent of his wife's murder. In these sentences, unequivocally means
			A)	proudly.
			B)	humorously.
			C)	with certainty.
			D)	doubtfully.
9		When you _____________________, you make educated guesses using the clues provided by the writer, your own experience, and logic.
			A)	write summaries
			B)	take notes
			C)	create a hypothesis
			D)	make inferences
10		A ____________ is a traditional saying that offers advice or presents a moral. In order to understand them, you must be able to read between the lines. They cannot be read in the literal sense.
			A)	summary
			B)	hypothesis
			C)	proverb
			D)	inference
11		What does a good reader do while reading?
			A)	makes educated guesses based on observable details
			B)	uses intuition and experiences to create a likely interpretation of what is happening in a story
			C)	be careful that the interpretations we make are logical and realistic
			D)	All of the above.