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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When you are reading and come to an unknown word, what should you do first?

Look for clues in the sentence
Ask your teacher
Look it up in the dictionary
Skip it

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Use context clues to determine the meaning of the word in red.
When he didn’t understand the instructions, the student asked the teacher to clarify them.

remove
call
explain

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.6.4A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

They were ecstatic at the birth of their baby. They couldn't stop smiling for days. 

Based on the context clues in the sentence, ecstatic means:

Nervous
Discouraged
Excited
Relieved

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.6.4A

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Many Northern birds migrate for the winter.  They return in the spring.

Based on context clues in the passage, migrate means _____________.

Lay eggs
Eat
Move away
Sing

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The lost campers sweltered in the heat of the desert sun.

ate
burned 
slept 
sunbathed

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

As the students generated
ideas for solving the
problem, Mr. Smith wrote them on the board so they would not be forgotten. 

came up with 
disscussed
discovered
applied 

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

We are depleting the Earth's reserves of oil. Someday there will not be any left. 

using up
adding to
creating
saving up

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.6.4A

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