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Academic Words in Context is a free printable Grade 5 English worksheet on choosing what an academic word means here, aligned to Common Core standard RI.5.4. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Academic Words in Context

RI.5.4

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Tick the right meaning.

1.The instruction was ambiguous, so half the class did it differently. What does "ambiguous" mean here?
  • A.extremely long
  • B.perfectly clear
  • C.recently written
  • D.able to be understood in more than one way
2.She kept meticulous notes of every measurement. What does "meticulous" mean here?
  • A.very cheerful
  • B.extremely careful about detail
  • C.careless and rushed
  • D.extremely brief
3.The two species have a reciprocal relationship. What does "reciprocal" mean here?
  • A.going one way only
  • B.lasting a short time
  • C.happening by accident
  • D.given and received in return
4.Farmers anticipate the first frost each autumn. What does "anticipate" mean here?
  • A.to forget entirely
  • B.to measure exactly
  • C.to expect something before it happens
  • D.to describe afterwards
5.Her concise summary covered the whole report. What does "concise" mean here?
  • A.highly decorated
  • B.long and rambling
  • C.saying much in few words
  • D.badly spelled
6.Scientists scrutinise the data before publishing it. What does "scrutinise" mean here?
  • A.to copy out
  • B.to glance at briefly
  • C.to examine very closely
  • D.to throw away
7.The old signalling system is now obsolete. What does "obsolete" mean here?
  • A.carefully hidden
  • B.very expensive
  • C.no longer used because something better exists
  • D.brand new and popular
8.Their hypothesis was that light affected the growth rate. What does "hypothesis" mean here?
  • A.a formal apology
  • B.a type of graph
  • C.an idea put forward to be tested
  • D.a proven fact

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Answer key — Academic Words in Context

Set 14. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.able to be understood in more than one way
  2. 2.extremely careful about detail
  3. 3.given and received in return
  4. 4.to expect something before it happens
  5. 5.saying much in few words
  6. 6.to examine very closely
  7. 7.no longer used because something better exists
  8. 8.an idea put forward to be tested

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.5.4 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.