6th Grade Context Clues Quiz

An edifice, such as the Empire State Building or the White House, can take years to build.
Use the example context clue to select the best definition of the word "edifice."

• concrete wall
• steel
• large building
• coal mine

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

A melancholy sadness fell over the crowd after hearing the shocking news.

Use the synonym context clue to select the best definition of the word "melancholy."

• quiet
• depressed or sad
• calm
• furious

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

After being ill and unable to eat for three days, Beverly had a voracious appetite.

Use the antonym context clue to select the best definition of the word "voracious."

• huge
• satisfied
• small
• quenched

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

The girls languidly put on their jackets as if they had no energy at all.

Use the explanation context clue to select the best definition of the word "languidly."

• actively
• energetically
• angrily
• lazily

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

After the driver lost control of her automobile, the vehicle careened off the road. It went down a bank and slammed into a tree.
Use the example context clue to select the best definition of the word "careened."

• straightened
• arranged
• zigzagged
• tidied

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

I know that Jeff is smart, so I was confused when he did such a vacuous thing as to jump off the roof of our house.
Use the antonym clue to select the best definition of the word "vacuous."

• cowardly
• brave
• unintelligent
• outstanding

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

"Which trousers? What shirt? Which socks, what shoes?" Bartholomew just wasn't able to choose. Completely confounded , he'd settle once more on what he had chosen the morning before. He'd go down to the breakfast( a little bit smelly), and try to decide what to put in his belly. Two fried eggs and bacon? Some cinnamon bread? He'd end up with yesterday's oatmeal instead.
Which of these lines from the poem helps the reader know what the word confounded means?

• Bartholomew just wan't able to choose
• He'd go down to breakfast (a little bit smelly)
• He'd end up with yesterday's oatmeal instead

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Amazingly, Great Basin Bristlecone  seem to thrive in the gravelly soil of the White Mountains. The ground contains little water, and the area is often battered by strong winds. Such conditions can damage and even kill other types of trees and plants, but the bristlecons grow well in this environment.
Which words from the paragraph helps the reader understand the meaning of thrive?

• contains little water
• can damage
• battered by strong winds
• grow well

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

LEGO creates building sets for children of all ages. These sets contain intricate parts that are more detailed and challenging to put together.
Which of the following words from the paragraph help the reader understand the meaning of intricate?

• detailed and challenging
• larger and easier
• is understandable
• different-shaped

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

"Brody, I gave you a map so you could teach your team how to navigate around the ship," the captain said. "If you had followed orders, you would have had no problem responding quickly. 
Which words help the reader know what the word navigate means?

• to participate in
• around the ship
• had no problem
• teach your team

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4