When my sister decided to apply to several colleges, our mailbox started getting lots of advertisements from other colleges that she had never even heard of. The deluge of letters and post cards filled our mailbox each day. What does deluge mean in the passage?

overwhelmed with a lot of things

It was night and the storm was raging. The big ship was tossed like a cork in the ocean. When the captain noticed that they were almost ashore, he saw a lighthouse, shining its beacon in the middle of the darkness. The captain steered the ship away from the rocks and guided it safely to land. What does the word beacon mean?

a radio transmitter for a ship or aircraft

Context Clues

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English

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4th - 7th Grade

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Practice Problem

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CCSS

L.7.4A, L.6.4C, RL.4.4

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What type of context clues use similar words to help with the meaning of an unknown word?

Antonyms

Synonyms

Examples

HDefinitions

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Comparing something opposite is using what type of clues?

Antonyms

Synonyms

Examples

Definitions

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Telling what a word means within the sentence is an example of what type of context clue?

Antonym

Synonym

Example

Definition

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Violence, whether it is hitting, kicking, or punching, is not tolerated at school.
This uses which type of context clue?

Antonym

Synonym

Example

Definition

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Jaki is a wonderful piano player. But Emily is more VERSATILE; she sings, acts, paints and writes poetry, and also plays the piano. What does the word VERSATILE mean?

many abilities

boring

not skilled

exciting

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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?
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anxious

upset

happy

fearful

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

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What type of context clues use similar words to help with the meaning of an unknown word?

Comparing something opposite is using what type of clues?

Telling what a word means within the sentence is an example of what type of context clue?

Violence, whether it is hitting, kicking, or punching, is not tolerated at school.
This uses which type of context clue?

Jaki is a wonderful piano player. But Emily is more VERSATILE; she sings, acts, paints and writes poetry, and also plays the piano. What does the word VERSATILE mean?

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

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?
.

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

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Context Clues

15 questions

What type of context clues use similar words to help with the meaning of an unknown word?

Comparing something opposite is using what type of clues?

Telling what a word means within the sentence is an example of what type of context clue?

Violence, whether it is hitting, kicking, or punching, is not tolerated at school.This uses which type of context clue?

Jaki is a wonderful piano player. But Emily is more VERSATILE; she sings, acts, paints and writes poetry, and also plays the piano. What does the word VERSATILE mean?

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

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?.

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

Pedestrians should look both ways before crossing the street

The frigid water made Elizabeth’s teeth chatter.

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Violence, whether it is hitting, kicking, or punching, is not tolerated at school.
This uses which type of context clue?

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?
.