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Context Clues

Authored by Ms. Gaeta

English

6th Grade

CCSS covered

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Context Clues
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Again they searched meticulously, but no keys.  Where could they be?  They've looked EVERYWHERE! If you did something meticulously, you would be-

feeling silly.
working very carefully.
trying to finish quickly.
trying to find something.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

2.

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.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

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

30 sec • 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

30 sec • 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.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Based on context clues in the passage below, trifle means ______________.

Her cat was dying, and she worried about a trifle like her torn dress!

Little
Giant
Everything
Hopeful

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The continents are slowly drifting apart.  Since they are not stationary, North and South America will one day separate entirely.
What does stationary mean? 

Paper to write letters with
Staying in one place
Land
Melting quickly

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

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