8/16 Context Clues 2

1. You can use context clues when you need to find the ___________ of words.

• meaning

• pronunciation

• spelling

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

The parade will commence as soon as it stops raining.

• to end

• to command

• to cause a delay

• to start or begin

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.L.7.4D

What clue did the author use?

Hint: Stops raining

• Inference

• Definition

• Example

• Antonym

• Synonym

My parents decided to update their kitchen. So, yesterday my dad let me demolish the cabinets with a sledgehammer!

• fix

• build

• break apart

• fill up with food

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

What clue did the author use?

Hint: Used a sledgehammer

• Inference

• Definition

• Example

• Antonym

• Synonym

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

I am running late and have to leave in two minutes. Can you give me a condensed version of the story?

• a story with a happy ending

• more detailed

• shortened

• longer

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

I drank an entire glass of water because I was so parched.

• thirsty

• full

• hungry

• happy

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.L.7.4D

What is the meaning of the word ALLEGIANCE as used in the passage above?

• a sign of trouble

• a loyal trust

• a leaf

• a long war

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which word is a synonym to the word FROND?

• a type of leaf

• a type of rock

• a type of insect

• a type of tree bark

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.L.7.5C

Peyton was running very quickly with her friend, but for some reason she abruptly stopped and cut them off.

• Unexpectedly

• Slowly

• Loudly

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.RL.7.4