ACT Context Clues Prep

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

Read the passage below.  Which word(s) best help you understand the meaning of the word obedient?

The obedient child always followed her mother's requests.  That night, she brushed her teeth, folded her clothes, and went to bed before her mother had to come in and remind her.  

• Followed her mother's requests
• Folded her clothes
• Brushed her teeth
• That night

She offered a feeble excuse for her late work and they could tell that she wasn’t telling the truth.
What does feeble mean? 

• Weak
• Good
• Strong
• Believable

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

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

The lost campers sweltered in the heat of the desert sun.
What does sweltered mean?

• ate
• burned 
• slept 
• sunbathed

Mara was feeling apprehensive about the
camping trip. She had never slept in a tent before. What if there were bears or mountain lions? 
What does apprehensive mean?

• worried
• angry
• excited
• in pain

Which words uses the prefix re-?

• miserable
• read
• redo
• relish

What prefix is used in the word "misunderstood?"

• un-
• mis-
• trans-
• od-

Which word uses the prefix dis-?

• di
• redis
• nope
• disagreeable

What word uses the prefix un-?

• underrated
• run
• running
• cunning