Context Clues ~ Comparison Clues

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4th - 12th Grade

15 Qs

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Context Clues ~ Comparison Clues

Context Clues ~ Comparison Clues

Assessment

Quiz

English

4th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Joan Vieira

FREE Resource

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Since none of us brought an umbrella, we stood under the marquee outside the hotel until the rain stopped.


Using the comparison clue, the word marquee in this sentence means

roof

awning or covering

tree

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Although the cabinet was ligneous, it wasn't made with real wood.


Using the comparison clue, the word ligneous in this sentence means

brown

native

wood-like

empty

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

There was pandemonium when the teacher walked out of the door just as there was confusion when the lunch monitor left the cafeteria.


Using the comparison clue, the word pandemonium in this sentence means

serenity

calmness

peace

confusion

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Just as Paul's project disintegrated in the rain, so did Patrick's fall apart because of the weather.


Using the comparison clue, the word disintegrated in this sentence means

fell apart

changed

blossomed

used

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Tina was hired surreptitiously, just as Dennis got his job secretly.


Using the comparison clue, the word surreptitiously in this sentence means

not secret

easily seen

out in the open

secretly

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The bullfighter walked with a sense of bravado, as if he were bragging about how great he was.


Using the comparison clue, the word bravado in this sentence means

restraint

cowardly

boasting or bragging

weakness

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

We watched the deer play down in the vale, while the goats were on top of the mountain.


Using the comparison clue, the word vale in this sentence means

pasture

grass

valley

ocean

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