Context clues - vocab Gaspar QUIZ

Which meaning of the word report is used in the following sentence?

I heard the sharp, sudden report of a car backfiring in the street. It sounded like a shotgun had been fired.

• a loud noise, such as that from an explosion

• a tire rim

• a kind of paper you write in ELA

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Which meaning of the word rake is used in the following sentence?

The police were told to rake the building to find any clues or evidence.

• a garden tool with a long handle and teeth or prongs

• to search thoroughly

• to gather

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CCSS.L.5.5C

Use the clues in the context of the sentence from Freak The Mighty to identify the definition of the vocabulary word:

grotty

“A purse,” I say. “Looks like a grotty old purse.” Freak grabs hold of the soggy old purse and then he almost drops it. The old purse is torn and wet, and I don’t want to touch it unless I have gloves on.

• sparkly

• gross, dirty

• designer

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.7.4

Use the clues in the context of the sentence from Freak The Mighty to identify the definition of the vocabulary word:

evasive

“He’s not running away,” Grim says, real impatient. “He’s taking evasive action. Avoiding a confrontation. That’s a very different thing, right, Max?”

• scared, frightened

• dodge, sidestep, avoid

• like a bully

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Use the clues in the context of the sentence from Freak The Mighty to identify the definition of the vocabulary word:

retrieval

“I devised a special retrieval device,” Freak says. This should help us to get the treasure out of the storm grate.

• rope

• to get back; to obtain

• robot - like

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Use the clues in the context of the sentence from Freak The Mighty to identify the definition of the vocabulary word:

fidgety

“Maybe we should reconsider this particular quest,” Freak says. He’s up there on my

shoulders and he’s getting fidgety, squirming around.

• noisy, making strange sounds

• small, lightweight

• restless, moving

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Use the clues in the context of the sentence from Freak The Mighty to identify the definition of the vocabulary word:

ratty

Loretta wore a ratty old bathrobe that looked like it was about to fall apart

• beautiful, new

• fuzzy, solft

• tattered, old

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

Use the clues in the context of the sentence from Freak The Mighty to identify the definition of the vocabulary word:

fierce

Max thought Kevin looked very fierce with his jaw sticking out and his fists balled up, stomping his foot as if he were ready for a fight.

• aggressive

• small

• playful

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

An edifice, such as the Empire State Building or the White House, can take years to build.
Use the example context clue to select the best definition of the word "edifice."

• concrete wall
• steel
• large building
• coal mine

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CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

In late 2006, apiarists in the U.S. began reporting that their honey bees were dying. Some of these beekeepers lost 90 percent of their hives. What is the best definition of apiarists?

• hives

• allergies

• honeybees

• beekeepers

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.8.4