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Context Clues

Authored by Jacqueline McDowell

English

5th - 8th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 16+ times

Context Clues
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

Congress put a tariff on overseas goods so the price would not be lower than domestic products.

stamp
prohibition 
ad 
tax

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.1.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

The country cottage was just outside the quaint and picturesque town.

charming 
running 
ruined
perhaps

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

The girls went to the library and read three books in one afternoon. They were voracious readers.  
What does the word voracious mean as it is used in the text?

lazy
helpful
avid 
happy

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

I meandered through the mall, taking my time and looking at all the clothes in the windows.

hurried
ran
wandered
jogged

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Based on the context clues in the sentence below, ecstatic means:

They were ecstatic at the birth of their baby.  They couldn't stop smiling for days. 

Nervous
Discouraged
Exciting
Relieved

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

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

I was upset that the ebook file was truncated because I couldn't find out how the story ended.

Finished
Cut short 
Boring
Too long

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

It has been an extremely brutal summer with very hot temperatures.
What does brutal mean? 

Harsh
Windy
Gentle
Pleasant

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

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