Question

antonyms: choose the vocabulary word that has the opposite meaning as the word in bold.

1. gave the children a stern lecture
2. undertaking a grand endeavor

completing the sentence: choose the vocabulary word that best completes the sentence.
circle or underline the context clues.

1. even though you are starting at a(n) job, you will gain valuable

experience and knowledge of how the company works.

Explanation:

Antonyms (Question 1)

To find the antonym of "stern" (in "gave the children a stern lecture"), we know "stern" means strict or severe. An antonym would be a word like "lenient" (meaning permissive or gentle).

For "grand" (in "undertaking a grand endeavor"), "grand" can mean large - scale or important. An antonym could be "modest" (meaning small - scale or unassuming).

The sentence "Even though you are starting at a(n) ______ job, you will gain valuable experience..." has context clues like "starting" and "gain valuable experience" which suggest a job that might be entry - level or unimportant at first. A word like "menial" (meaning routine or low - level) fits here. The context clues are "starting" and "gain valuable experience" (as they imply the job is not highly - ranked initially).

Answer:

lenient (assuming this is a common antonym for "stern" in such vocabulary questions; the exact answer depends on the provided vocabulary list, but a typical antonym is lenient)

Antonyms (Question 2)