Context Clue Review 1

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

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.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

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

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 thing

• Giant thing

• Everything

• Nothing

Since Amanda deferred her vacation, she was able to accomplish more at work first.

What is the meaning of the word "deferred?"

• advanced

• cancelled

• delayed

• expedited

Unlike my frugal mother, I don't bother shopping at sales or clipping coupons.

What is the meaning of the word "frugal?"

• careful

• thrifty

• careless

• wasteful

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

Which type of context clue is the following example?

Walt's pugnacious, or violent, behavior during the recess led to a fight on the playground.

• synonym or restatement

• antonym or contrast

• example or list

• definition

Which type of context clue is the following example?

An animal's habitat, the environment in which an organism lives, is the Arctic tundra of Greenland.

• definition

• synonym or restatement

• antonym or contrast

• example or list

Which type of context clue is the following example?

Unlike her older brother who stayed out all hours of the night, Kate obediently followed the curfew her parents set.

• antonym or contrast

• synonym or restatement

• definition

• example or list