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Context Clues Practice Assessment

Authored by KIMBERLY GOODALL

English

6th - 8th Grade

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Marian walked her dog, a loathsome creature who often growled at others and refused to be pet.
What does loathsome mean?

friendly

hated

hyper

lonely

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The candidate disparaged his opponent by insulting his approach.
What does disparaged mean?

belittled

encouraged

complimented

helped

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Marco refused to fix his error, but Larry quickly rectified his mistake.
What does rectified mean?

ignored

denied

approved

fixed

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.5.4A

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In this sentence, what type of context clue can you use?
Marco refused to fix his error, but Larry quickly rectified his mistake.

Inference

Definition

Example

Antonym

Synonym

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In this sentence, what context clue signal word is used?
Marco refused to fix his error, but Larry quickly rectified his mistake.

(a)

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

I cannot begin to fathom or understand why he failed the test.
What does fathom mean?

understand

fail

help

appreciate

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.5.4A

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What type of context clue can you use in this sentence?
I cannot begin to fathom or understand why he failed the test.

Inference

Definition

Example

Antonym

Synonym

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

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Context Clues Practice Assessment

Marian walked her dog, a loathsome creature who often growled at others and refused to be pet.
What does loathsome mean?

The candidate disparaged his opponent by insulting his approach.
What does disparaged mean?

Marco refused to fix his error, but Larry quickly rectified his mistake.
What does rectified mean?

In this sentence, what type of context clue can you use?
Marco refused to fix his error, but Larry quickly rectified his mistake.

In this sentence, what context clue signal word is used?
Marco refused to fix his error, but Larry quickly rectified his mistake.

(a)

I cannot begin to fathom or understand why he failed the test.
What does fathom mean?

What type of context clue can you use in this sentence?
I cannot begin to fathom or understand why he failed the test.

In this sentence, what signal word is used?
I cannot begin to fathom or understand why he failed the test.

(a)

When I get together with my sister we often do inane things like dressing up in costumes, watching The Three Stooges and playing pranks on each other.
What does inane mean?

What type of context clue can you use in this sentence?
When I get together with my sister we often do inane things like dressing up in costumes, watching The Three Stooges and playing pranks on each other.

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Context Clues Practice Assessment

Marian walked her dog, a loathsome creature who often growled at others and refused to be pet.What does loathsome mean?

The candidate disparaged his opponent by insulting his approach.What does disparaged mean?

Marco refused to fix his error, but Larry quickly rectified his mistake.What does rectified mean?

In this sentence, what type of context clue can you use?Marco refused to fix his error, but Larry quickly rectified his mistake.

In this sentence, what context clue signal word is used?Marco refused to fix his error, but Larry quickly rectified his mistake. (a)

I cannot begin to fathom or understand why he failed the test.What does fathom mean?

What type of context clue can you use in this sentence?I cannot begin to fathom or understand why he failed the test.

In this sentence, what signal word is used?I cannot begin to fathom or understand why he failed the test. (a)

When I get together with my sister we often do inane things like dressing up in costumes, watching The Three Stooges and playing pranks on each other. What does inane mean?

What type of context clue can you use in this sentence?When I get together with my sister we often do inane things like dressing up in costumes, watching The Three Stooges and playing pranks on each other.

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Marian walked her dog, a loathsome creature who often growled at others and refused to be pet.
What does loathsome mean?

The candidate disparaged his opponent by insulting his approach.
What does disparaged mean?

Marco refused to fix his error, but Larry quickly rectified his mistake.
What does rectified mean?

In this sentence, what type of context clue can you use?
Marco refused to fix his error, but Larry quickly rectified his mistake.

In this sentence, what context clue signal word is used?
Marco refused to fix his error, but Larry quickly rectified his mistake.

(a)

I cannot begin to fathom or understand why he failed the test.
What does fathom mean?

What type of context clue can you use in this sentence?
I cannot begin to fathom or understand why he failed the test.

In this sentence, what signal word is used?
I cannot begin to fathom or understand why he failed the test.

(a)

When I get together with my sister we often do inane things like dressing up in costumes, watching The Three Stooges and playing pranks on each other.
What does inane mean?

What type of context clue can you use in this sentence?
When I get together with my sister we often do inane things like dressing up in costumes, watching The Three Stooges and playing pranks on each other.