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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

NameDate

Tick the right meaning.

1.Their hypothesis was that light affected the growth rate. What does "hypothesis" mean here?
  • A.a type of graph
  • B.a proven fact
  • C.an idea put forward to be tested
  • D.a formal apology
2.The old signalling system is now obsolete. What does "obsolete" mean here?
  • A.brand new and popular
  • B.carefully hidden
  • C.no longer used because something better exists
  • D.very expensive
3.Adverse weather delayed the launch by a week. What does "adverse" mean here?
  • A.completely neutral
  • B.helpful and favourable
  • C.long expected
  • D.unfavourable; working against you
4.The instruction was ambiguous, so half the class did it differently. What does "ambiguous" mean here?
  • A.able to be understood in more than one way
  • B.perfectly clear
  • C.recently written
  • D.extremely long
5.The arduous climb took them nine hours. What does "arduous" mean here?
  • A.extremely short
  • B.very entertaining
  • C.requiring no effort
  • D.needing a lot of hard effort
6.Farmers anticipate the first frost each autumn. What does "anticipate" mean here?
  • A.to forget entirely
  • B.to describe afterwards
  • C.to measure exactly
  • D.to expect something before it happens
7.The committee reached a consensus after two hours. What does "consensus" mean here?
  • A.a written record
  • B.a formal complaint
  • C.general agreement among a group
  • D.a sharp disagreement
8.The resilient saplings grew back after the fire. What does "resilient" mean here?
  • A.able to recover quickly from difficulty
  • B.easily destroyed for good
  • C.very expensive
  • D.extremely large

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Answer key — Academic Words in Context

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  1. 1.an idea put forward to be tested
  2. 2.no longer used because something better exists
  3. 3.unfavourable; working against you
  4. 4.able to be understood in more than one way
  5. 5.needing a lot of hard effort
  6. 6.to expect something before it happens
  7. 7.general agreement among a group
  8. 8.able to recover quickly from difficulty

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