Meaning in Context
RL.5.4
NameDate
Tick the right meaning.
1.Two credible witnesses described the same car. What does "credible" mean here?
- A.very entertaining
- B.believable and worth trusting
- C.extremely detailed
- D.impossible to believe
2.A prominent ridge runs along the island's spine. What does "prominent" mean here?
- A.poorly made
- B.easily noticed; important
- C.recently built
- D.easily overlooked
3.The report advocates planting more trees in cities. What does "advocate" mean here?
- A.to publicly support an idea
- B.to argue against
- C.to describe neutrally
- D.to measure precisely
4.Subsequent tests confirmed the first result. What does "subsequent" mean here?
- A.happening at once
- B.happening by chance
- C.coming before
- D.coming after something else
5.With no rain for months, the drought was inevitable. What does "inevitable" mean here?
- A.extremely unlikely
- B.recently invented
- C.certain to happen
- D.easily avoided
6.Fish were abundant in the bay that year. What does "abundant" mean here?
- A.existing in great quantity
- B.almost absent
- C.very expensive
- D.poorly hidden
7.The herd began to diminish as the grassland shrank. What does "diminish" mean here?
- A.to become smaller or less
- B.to stay exactly level
- C.to move faster
- D.to grow much larger
8.They compiled a list of every bird seen that week. What does "compile" mean here?
- A.to throw away
- B.to gather material into one place
- C.to hide carefully
- D.to argue about
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