Context Clues Review

What are context clues?

• hints provided to help determine unfamiliar words

• wrong answers

• a flashback of prior events in story

• clues given by Blues Clues

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Use the context clues provided to determine the meaning of the unfamiliar word in italicized print.

The debris in the stadium stands included numerous paper cups, ticket stubs, sandwich wrappings, and cigarette butts.

Debris means...

• food items

• trash

• valuable objects

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Use the context clues provided to determine the meaning of the unfamiliar word in italicized print.

After seeing the picture of the starving children, we all felt compassion or pity for their suffering. Compassion means...

• anguish

• disappointment

• disgusted

• pity

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Use the context clues provided to determine the meaning of the unfamiliar word in italicized print.

The gentleman was portly, but his wife was thin. Portly means...

• thin

• plump

• bony

• skinny

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Grandmother was punctilious, that is, she was very strict about her grandchildren following good manners. What does the word punctilious mean?

• Careless

• Weak

• Strict in observing correct behavior

• Bad-mannered

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.4

Marina was indignant- fuming mad- when she discovered her brother had left for the party without her. What is the definition for indignant used in this sentence?

• Discovered

• Fuming mad

• Her brother

• Leaving for a party

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.4D

CCSS.RL.6.4

Vicissitudes, such as circumstances, developments, or journeys in life, can change a person forever. What examples are used for the word vicissitudes in this sentence?

• Circumstances

• Developments

• Journeys in life

• All of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.4

A colossus, such as the Statue of Liberty, can be seen from miles and miles away. What does the word colossus mean?

• Very expensive

• Extremely old

• Woman

• Very large

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.4D

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

As soon as I made a flippant remark to my boss I regretted sounding so disrespectful. What does the word flippant mean?

• Courteous

• Funny

• Random

• Rude

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.4

The crime he committed was egregious; he’ll never recover from this horrendous scandal. What is the synonym used for egregious in this sentence?

• Crime

• Never recover

• Horrendous

• Committed

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RL.6.4