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Context Clues Quiz

Authored by Emily Stielow

English

6th - 8th Grade

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Context Clues Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Tommy was a real avid baseball card collector. He inherited the desire to collect cards because his dad had a collection, too.

eager

careless

apart

fearful

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Her Christmas bills added up. After the holidays, her extravagance was going to take several months to pay off.

economy

praise

external

overdoing

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The boy was caught stealing from the store. His larceny caught up with him when the owner showed him a video tape.

gift

theft

lawless

honor

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

He climbed the mountain and stood looking over the tops of the trees on the mountain across from him. He was right on the precipice and could have fallen.

edge

stiff

top

under

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Read the passage. What is the meaning of the underlined word?

Jonah sat down to do his math homework. He answered twelve questions. On the thirteenth question, he stopped. "I don't know how to calculate twenty minus fifteen" he told his mom.

To figure out using math

To give up

To do something easily

To solve a word problem

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

The roots and history of our town, its heritage, was the theme of the museum exhibits. 
What clues helped you figure out the meaning of the word "heritage?"

theme
museum
exhibits
roots and history

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

On our trip, our family traveled through a rural area.  There were farms stretched out as far as the eye could see and no buildings in sight. What words in the sentence helped you figure out the meaning of the word "rural?"

family traveled
no buildings; farms stretched out
on our trip
eye could see

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