Dictionary Skills

Using context clues, select the word that has the same meaning as the bold word.

I was intrigued by the book and wanted to learn more.

• Interested

• Angered

• Bored

• Exhausted

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CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

Using context clues, select the word that has the same meaning as the bold word.

I felt a little apprehensive the first time I traveled alone.

• Tired

• Worried

• Confident

• Thrilled

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CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

• She worked very meticulous on her art project.

• Did you meticulous with your homework last night?

• You should be very meticulous when solving math problems.

• The story was about a young meticulous.

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CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.RL.3.4

The Latin word sidere means 'to sink'--this would help a reader to know that the word subside used in the sentence below means to--

The water will subside and the flooding stop if the rain lets up soon.

• Improve

• Lessen

• React

• Return

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CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.4.4B

Refer to the dictionary entry in the photo: Which sentence correctly uses the SECOND definition of rebound?

• My grades rebounded after I stayed after school for tutoring.

• The game turned on a great rebound.

• The softball rebounded off the catcher's mit and hit the batter in the eye.

• Every great player must be able to recover a rebound.

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CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

The main difference between a dictionary and a thesaurus is:

• There is no difference.

• The dictionary tells me the part of speech but the thesaurus uses the word in a sentence.

• The dictionary gives me the word's definition and the thesaurus gives me synonyms for that word.

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CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

Quincy has not used the most effective word in sentence 30. To improve this sentence, he should change feeling to —

• Tug

• Urge

• Impression

• Encounter

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CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.7.6