Meaning in Context
RL.5.4
NameDate
Tick the right meaning.
1.Subsequent tests confirmed the first result. What does "subsequent" mean here?
- A.coming after something else
- B.coming before
- C.happening at once
- D.happening by chance
2.Two credible witnesses described the same car. What does "credible" mean here?
- A.extremely detailed
- B.impossible to believe
- C.very entertaining
- D.believable and worth trusting
3.The path began to deteriorate after the floods. What does "deteriorate" mean here?
- A.to get worse over time
- B.to stay perfect
- C.to grow taller
- D.to improve steadily
4.The second account contradicts the first. What does "contradict" mean here?
- A.to agree with exactly
- B.to repeat word for word
- C.to say the opposite of
- D.to explain clearly
5.The herd began to diminish as the grassland shrank. What does "diminish" mean here?
- A.to stay exactly level
- B.to move faster
- C.to grow much larger
- D.to become smaller or less
6.Fish were abundant in the bay that year. What does "abundant" mean here?
- A.poorly hidden
- B.very expensive
- C.existing in great quantity
- D.almost absent
7.An impartial judge listened to both accounts. What does "impartial" mean here?
- A.clearly taking a side
- B.very well informed
- C.extremely quick
- D.not favouring one side
8.With no rain for months, the drought was inevitable. What does "inevitable" mean here?
- A.easily avoided
- B.certain to happen
- C.recently invented
- D.extremely unlikely
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