
Name__________________________________________Date______________________
Reading Comprehension
Volume 5, Number 22, March 6, 2000
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Word Meanings
From Context
Each highlighted word in the
selection should be replaced by its synonym or its antonym. Use the
context to help you decide which word should be used and write it in
the blank. The first one has been done for you.
Missy
was usually rarely
(commonly, rarely) hungry when she woke up in the morning. It took at
least an hour for her to even want to think about food. She had only
been awake for a few minutes when her father called, “Missy,
what do you desire ____________ (want, reject) for
breakfast?”
“None
____________ (Nothing, Everything) that I can imagine!” Missy
replied ____________ (responded, asked) as she
bounded down the stairs. “Food is the last thing on my mind,
Dad. I’m on my way to meet Jenny so we can go to school separately
____________ (apart, together).”
“Have
you told ____________ (informed, concealed) your
bus driver that you won’t be here?” Mr. Vega stated
____________ (announced, inquired).
“I’m
sure ____________ (certain, doubtful) that I mentioned it to
her yesterday. The only question is whether or not she’ll
remember,” Missy answered as she left
____________ (exited, entered) her house. She smiled as the early
summer sunlight chilled ____________ (cooled,
warmed) her face.
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