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Holiday Context Clues

Authored by Brooke Havner

English

5th Grade

CCSS covered

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Holiday Context Clues
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Christmas is a lovely time of year. Trees are trimmed with exquisite ornaments, and houses are illuminated with bright strings of lights.


Which word means the same as trimmed?

cut

pretty

decorated

seen

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Christmas is a lovely time of year. Trees are trimmed with exquisite ornaments, and houses are illuminated with bright strings of lights.


Which word means the same as exquisite?

many

extra

beautiful

large

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Christmas is a lovely time of year. Trees are trimmed with exquisite ornaments, and houses are illuminated with bright strings of lights.


Which word means the same as illuminated?

to make dark

to light up

to warm up

to make special

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

In some countries, like Greece, Saint Nicholas is not usually pictured as the jolly old man in a red suit. Instead, his icon is traditional, and displayed in an honored position in churches and homes.


Which word means the same as icon?

elf

Christmas

clothes

picture

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

In some countries, like Greece, Saint Nicholas is not usually pictured as the jolly old man in a red suit. Instead, his icon is traditional, and displayed in a honored position in churches and homes.


Which word means the same as honored?

respected

happy

high

church

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse...He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his food, and his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot... A wink of his eye and a twist of his head, soon gave me to know that I had nothing to dread.


Which word means the same as stirring?

mixing

moving

combining

squeaking

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse...He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his food, and his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot... A wink of his eye and a twist of his head, soon gave me to know that I had nothing to dread.


Which word means the same as tarnished?

red

jolly

warm

dirty

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

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