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Context Clues

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6th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What do you call a word that has the opposite meaning of another word? 

Explanation
Synonym
Antonym
Homonym

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 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.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

3.

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.6.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What do you use in a sentence in order to make an intelligent guess about the meaning of a word?

prior knowledge

buildings

theories

clues

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Context clues that are are around a difficult word that mean the same or nearly the same as a word are known as

Example Context Clues

Antonym Context Clues

Direct Context Clues

Synonym Context Clues

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Direct definition context clues are words that give the definition right within the text.

True

Fals

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What do textbook writers and authors use to help the readers understand the meaning of words.

Context Clues

Dictionaries

Writings

Text

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

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