Educational worksheet for students to practice determining word meanings using context clues.

Let’s go through each question one by one. We’ll use the sentence around the word to figure out what it means — that’s called using “context clues.”

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Question 1:
> You and your friend got into a dispute so you’re not sure if you should apologize or not.

What does “dispute” mean?

Look at the clue: “you’re not sure if you should apologize or not.” That suggests something went wrong between you and your friend — maybe you argued or disagreed.

Now look at the choices:
- a) disagreement → makes sense! A dispute is when people disagree.
- b) mess → doesn’t fit — no mention of things being messy.
- c) activity → too vague — not specific to arguing.
- d) curiosity → that’s about wanting to know something, not fighting.

✔ So, “dispute” = disagreement.

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Question 2:
> I have some set of rules that I wanted to eliminate. For example, no running on the playground.

What does “eliminate” mean?

The example says: “no running on the playground” — that’s a rule they want to get rid of.

Choices:
- a) install → means to put in place — opposite of what we want.
- b) get rid of → yes! That matches “remove the rule.”
- c) offer to someone → doesn’t make sense here.
- d) alter → means change, but not necessarily remove completely.

✔ So, “eliminate” = get rid of.

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Question 3:
> I like colors completely contrived. They do not go together at all.

Wait — this sentence seems odd. If colors are “contrived,” and they “do not go together at all,” then “contrived” probably means forced or unnatural — not matching well.

But let’s check the choices:
- a) same → if they were the same, they’d match — but sentence says they DON’T go together.
- b) match → again, contradicts “do not go together.”
- c) differ → YES! If they differ, they don’t match — fits the context.

Actually, “contrived” usually means artificially created or forced — but in this case, the context tells us the colors don’t go together → so they must be different or clashing.

So best choice: c) differ

*(Note: The word “contrived” might be misused here — normally it doesn’t mean “different.” But based on context given, “differ” is the only logical answer.)*

✔ So, “contrived” (in this context) = differ.

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Question 4:
> Lily didn’t understand the project, so the teacher demonstrated it for us in front of the room.

What does “demonstrated” mean?

Clue: Lily didn’t understand → teacher showed how to do it.

Choices:
- a) point → too small — pointing isn’t enough to explain a whole project.
- b) talk → talking might help, but “demonstrated” implies showing, not just speaking.
- c) show → YES! Demonstrating means showing how something works.

✔ So, “demonstrated” = show.

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Final Answer:

1. a) disagreement
2. b) get rid of
3. c) differ
4. c) show