Context Clues

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10th - 12th Grade
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Deandra Dorsette
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13 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
1.The archeologist carefully removed the tome from its ancient resting and proceeded to read the pages related to marriage in ancient Greece.
What does the word tome probably mean?
Pen
Weapon
book
Sausage
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
2.The Navajo language is an unwritten language of extreme complexity with no alphabet or symbols, and is spoken only on the lands of the Navajo Nation in the American Southwest. During World War II a Navajo code was created for the U.S. Navy. This
code was virtually undecipherable to anyone except Navajo speaking persons.
What does the word virtually probably mean?
Pleasant
Almost
Never
always
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Lakes occupy less than two percent of the Earth’s surface, yet they help sustain life. For instance, lakes give us fish to eat, irrigate crops, and generate electrical power.
What does the word sustain probably mean?
Support
obstruct
Prolong
Destroy
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The ancient Greeks pioneered many of the kinds of writing we consider standard today. They wrote speeches, plays, poems, books about science and learning, long histories of the things that happened to them.
What does the word pioneered probably
mean?
Complicated
Developed
Destroyed
Explored
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Fifty-five mostly prominent, male delegates attended the Philadelphia Convention in 1787. About seventy-five percent of the delegates had served in Congress and others were important people in their home states. These men are often referred to as the Framers of the Constitution.
What does the word prominent probably mean?
Unknown
Unimportant
Common
Important
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Bats that eat fruit and nectar spread seeds and help flowers grow. Without bats many important plants would not thrive.
What does the word thrive probably mean?
Flourish
Die
Wither
Deteriorate
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Johnson is somewhat of a slim Santa Claus figure in his community, and also uses his church's outreach programs to make regular donations of scavenged items to needy families. In addition to enjoying sharing his free-of-charge finds with friends and neighbours, he even inspired others to give his foraging techniques a try.
What does the word foraging mean?
hardworking
hunting
beautifying
sorting
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
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