Context Clues - What are they and can you use them?
Authored by Michele Cochran
English
6th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Context clues are ____ in a sentence or passage.
answers
hints
words
confusing
Tags
CCSS.L.6.6
CCSS.RI.5.4
CCSS.W.5.2D
CCSS.W.6.2D
CCSS.W.7.2D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What do you call a word that has the opposite meaning of another word?
a homonym
a synonym
an antonyn
an explanation
Tags
CCSS.L.5.4A
CCSS.L.5.5C
CCSS.L.6.4A
CCSS.L.7.4A
CCSS.L.7.5B
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
When you are reading and come to an unknown word, what should you do first?
Look for clues in the text.
Skip it and keep reading.
Look it up in a dictionary.
Ask the teacher what it means.
Tags
CCSS.RF.5.3A
CCSS.RF.5.4B
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RL.6.10
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Based on the context clues, what does ecstatic mean?
They were ecstatic at the birth of their baby. They couldn't stop smiling for days.
nervous
watchful
discouraged
excited
Tags
CCSS.L.5.4A
CCSS.L.5.5C
CCSS.L.6.4A
CCSS.L.7.4A
CCSS.L.7.5B
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Based on the context clues, what does eliminate mean?
Please eliminate the blank lines between the pictures. They were not supposed to be there.
delete
find
color
add
Tags
CCSS.L.5.4A
CCSS.L.5.5C
CCSS.L.6.4A
CCSS.L.7.4A
CCSS.L.7.5B
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Based on the context clues, what does migrate mean?
Many Northern birds migrate for the winter. They return in the spring.
sing
move away
eat
lay eggs
Tags
CCSS.L.3.4D
CCSS.L.6.4C
CCSS.L.7.4C
CCSS.L.8.4C
CCSS.L.9-10.4C
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which word or phrase helps you understand the meaning of obedient?
The obedient child always followed her mother's requests. That night, she brushed her teeth, folded her clothes, and went to bed before her mother had to come in and remind her.
brushed her teeth
followed her mother's requests
that night
folded her clothes
Tags
CCSS.L.5.4A
CCSS.L.5.5C
CCSS.L.6.4A
CCSS.L.7.4A
CCSS.L.7.5B
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