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Context Clues

Authored by Leslee Reece

English

6th - 8th Grade

CCSS covered

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Context Clues
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Tanya loved her dad, but she wondered why she was so organized when he was so haphazard.  A person who is haphazard is- 

lost
lovable 
worried
disorganized

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Maybe you mislaid the keys in a cabinet, instead of putting them where they belong. Choose the best definition for the word mislaid.

lost
found
mixed
looked for

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Tonya was relaxing with a magazine when her father walked in, looking perturbed and sounding annoyed, too. What words give you clues to the meaning of perturbed?

can you help me
her father walked in 
sounding annoyed, too
relaxing with a magazine

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Luis was adamant and insisted, "But Mom said she was preparing dinner tonight!" The word that best defines adamant is-

happy 
unsure
nervous
stubborn

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Luis pondered the idea, remaining deep in thought for half a minute or so. What does pondered mean?

rejected
laughed at
agreed with
thought about

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In late 2006, apiarists in the U.S. began reporting that their honey bees were dying. Some of these beekeepers lost 90 percent of their hives. What is the best definition of apiarists?

hives
problems
honeybees
beekeepers

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Other potential causes are stresses, such as poor environmental conditions, or lack of proper nutrition. What clue word means almost the same as potential?

stresses
possible
modified
suggested

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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