Context Clues Practice

Context Clues Practice

5th - 6th Grade

17 Qs

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Context Clues Practice

Context Clues Practice

Assessment

Quiz

English

5th - 6th Grade

Medium

CCSS
L.6.4A, RI.6.4, L.5.5C

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

"The heavy rain made it difficult to see.  Jill meant to turn right on King Street, but she inadvertently turned onto Cedar Street instead." Based on the context clue, what does inadvertently mean?
A) accidentally
B) carefully
C) faithfully
D) intentionally

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

"Employees from all five divisions convened in the auditorium to hear the company president speak." Based on context clues, what does convened mean? 
A) ran
B) listened
C) watched
D) gathered together

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

"From experience, Ellen knows that the more she studies, the better she does in school.  Her grades on her exams attest to the many hours of hard work." Based on the context clues, what does attest mean?
A) argue
B) belittle
C) give proof
D) honor

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

"The hero was virtuous, not like the evil villain." Based on the context clues, what does virtuous mean?
A) evil
B) honest
C) lying
D) wicked

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

 "Something in the refrigerator has a putrid odor; the smell was rotten when we opened the door."  Based on the context clues, what does putrid mean?
A) fresh
B) perfumed
C) rotting
D) sweet

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Some people hunt for lost coins on beaches using an apparatus called a metal detector. It has a long stem that ends in a circular part called a search head, which hovers just over the ground. When it passes over metal, it makes a sound. 
process
machine
services
hovel

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The mummies of Egypt are very old, and well-preserved.  So people think the Egyptians had special ways of embalming.  Actually, it was the dry air that helped them preserve the dead.
What does embalming mean? 
Making pyrmaids
Keeping dead things alive
Keeping bodies from decaying or falling apart
Keeping dead things dead

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

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