Context Clues Practice (Graded) Academic

Tristin couldn’t see the school building; it was SHROUDED by smoke and dust.” What does the word SHROUDED mean?

• Covered
• ruined
• bounced
• invisible

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

The movie star’s large and beautiful home was palatial.

• ugly
• tiny
• for dogs
• like a palace

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Scott could not find his glasses anywhere. He worried that he might have thrown them away when he was cleaning his room. He began to rummage through the garbage hoping that he would find them.

What does the word rummage mean?

• search

• fight

• run

• smell

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Based on the sentence, what does the blue word most likely mean?
In the movie Mean Girls, the main character has trepidation about starting high school; she has been raised in Africa and is worried that she won't fit in. 

• anger
• excitement
• humor
• fear

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

We thought that Mrs. Kerner would be very DISTRAUGHT when told that Antonio broke Ms.Pate's pointer; however, she took the news very calmly. What does the word DISTRAUGHT mean?
.

• anxious
• upset
• happy
• fearful

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Ms. Hallett did not have lunch or breakfast, so she was FAMISHED by dinnertime.
Based on the sentence above, what does FAMISHED mean?

• tired
• full
• dizzy
• hungry

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

We are always very careful around Mr. Sutton's dog Buster. The neighbors say the dog is vicious. Buster runs to the fence and barks at us, so we are a little scared of him.

Based on the context clues in the paragraph, what is the meaning of vicious?

• sweet

• playful

• fun to be around

• very mean

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

Amber took a cookie away from her little sister. She tried to conceal the cookie by putting it in her pocket. She did not want her mom to see it.

What is the meaning of the word conceal?

• hide

• take

• eat

• tease

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.1.C

What type of context clue?
Sometimes studying for math tests feels FUTILE, or useless, because my scores don't seem to get better.

• The Definition or an Example is given
• Synonym - a word that has a similar meaning
• Antonym - a word that has an opposite meaning
• Inference - you have to put clues together

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

What type of context clue?
I got in trouble for not telling the truth last night and Mom REVOKED all my privileges.  For example, I can't hang out with my friends until next week!

• The Definition or an Example is given
• Synonym - a word that has a similar meaning
• Antonym - a word that has an opposite meaning
• Inference - you have to put clues together

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A