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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.The old signalling system is now obsolete. What does "obsolete" mean here?
  • A.no longer used because something better exists
  • B.carefully hidden
  • C.very expensive
  • D.brand new and popular
2.The instruction was ambiguous, so half the class did it differently. What does "ambiguous" mean here?
  • A.extremely long
  • B.perfectly clear
  • C.able to be understood in more than one way
  • D.recently written
3.Their hypothesis was that light affected the growth rate. What does "hypothesis" mean here?
  • A.a formal apology
  • B.a type of graph
  • C.a proven fact
  • D.an idea put forward to be tested
4.Farmers anticipate the first frost each autumn. What does "anticipate" mean here?
  • A.to describe afterwards
  • B.to expect something before it happens
  • C.to measure exactly
  • D.to forget entirely
5.The committee reached a consensus after two hours. What does "consensus" mean here?
  • A.a sharp disagreement
  • B.general agreement among a group
  • C.a written record
  • D.a formal complaint
6.Scientists scrutinise the data before publishing it. What does "scrutinise" mean here?
  • A.to examine very closely
  • B.to copy out
  • C.to throw away
  • D.to glance at briefly
7.Her concise summary covered the whole report. What does "concise" mean here?
  • A.badly spelled
  • B.saying much in few words
  • C.highly decorated
  • D.long and rambling
8.The arduous climb took them nine hours. What does "arduous" mean here?
  • A.requiring no effort
  • B.extremely short
  • C.needing a lot of hard effort
  • D.very entertaining

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Answer key — Academic Words in Context

Set 5. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.no longer used because something better exists
  2. 2.able to be understood in more than one way
  3. 3.an idea put forward to be tested
  4. 4.to expect something before it happens
  5. 5.general agreement among a group
  6. 6.to examine very closely
  7. 7.saying much in few words
  8. 8.needing a lot of hard effort

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