Using Context Clues to Determine New Vocabulary
Authored by Kischma [WLMS]
English
8th Grade
CCSS covered
Used 47+ times
AI Actions
Add similar questions
Adjust reading levels
Convert to real-world scenario
Translate activity
More...
Content View
Student View
20 questions
Show all answers
1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
They called him Moshe the Beadle, as though he had never had a surname in his life.
In this sentence, surname means...
a nickname
a family name
a first name
a middle name
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.4C
CCSS.L.6.4C
CCSS.L.7.4C
CCSS.L.8.4C
CCSS.L.9-10.4C
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Nobody ever felt embarrassed by him. Nobody ever felt encumbered by his presence.
Encumbered means...
restricted
hopeless
embarrassed
encouraged
Tags
CCSS.L.6.4A
CCSS.L.7.4A
CCSS.L.7.5B
CCSS.L.8.4A
CCSS.L.9-10.4A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
He was a master in the art of making himself insignificant, of seeming invisible.
In this sentence, insignificant means...
artistic
intelligent
unimportant
unhappy
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
I was twelve. I believed profoundly. During the day I studied the dictionary, and at night I ran to the religious center to weep over the destruction of the Temple.
In this sentence, profoundly means...
willingly
deeply
happily
sadly
Tags
CCSS.L.1.5D
CCSS.L.2.5B
CCSS.L.3.5C
CCSS.L.K.5D
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The train full of deportees had crossed the border and on Polish territory had been taken in charge by the police.
In this sentence, deportees refers to...
workers who travel from place to place
cross-country travelers
businessmen
people who are expelled from a country
Tags
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
At that time, it was still possible to obtain emigration permits to go to Palestine.
In this sentence, emigration means...
exotic bird
vehicle
mobile
relocation
Tags
CCSS.L.5.5C
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
With some of my schoolmates, I sat in the Ezra Malik gardens, studying a treatise in the law books.
In this sentence, the word treatise means...
a formal writing on a topic
peace treaty
practice test
a study guide prepared by students
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.4C
CCSS.L.6.4C
CCSS.L.7.4C
CCSS.L.8.4C
CCSS.L.9-10.4C
Access all questions and much more by creating a free account
Create resources
Host any resource
Get auto-graded reports
Continue with Google
Continue with Email
Continue with Classlink
Continue with Clever
or continue with
Microsoft
%20(1).png)
Apple
Others
Already have an account?
