word part at the beginning of a word

word part in the middle of word

Context Clues

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English

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6th - 8th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Medium

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CCSS

L.6.4A, RF.3.3A, L.4.4B

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Virginia Wolfe

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of context clue provides readers with varying examples to allow them to fully examine the unfamiliar word?

Explanation or Example Clue

Definition or Statement Clue

Antonym or Contrast Clue

Synonym or Restatement Clue

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

2.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the comparing word or similar term to the underlined word in the following sentence?

Jonna is fond of mountain-escapades in the same way that Patrick loves to go on beach adventures.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of context clue provides the meaning of unfamiliar words that can be inferred or guessed from the description of the situation?

cause and effect or reason-result clue

inference or general text clue

explanation or example clue

definition or statement clue

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

I returned to school soon after the war was over. The entire place, where the school used to be, was in ______.

opportunity

devastation

necessary

destroyed

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of context clue provides the synonyms of words to give the meaning of unfamiliar words?

comparison clue

definition or statement clue

inference or general text clue

synonym or restatement clue

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The director felt remorse, or shame, for hiring some incompetent employees. What word from the sentence is a synonym for the underlined word, giving the definition?

incompetent

hiring

shame

director

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

We would be in a more permanent place once the buildings were rebuilt. The destruction was devastating, but despite the ____ around us, people went about picking up their lives.

converse

chaos

world

orderly

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

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Context Clues

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What type of context clue provides readers with varying examples to allow them to fully examine the unfamiliar word?

What is the comparing word or similar term to the underlined word in the following sentence?

Jonna is fond of mountain-escapades in the same way that Patrick loves to go on beach adventures.

What type of context clue provides the meaning of unfamiliar words that can be inferred or guessed from the description of the situation?

I returned to school soon after the war was over. The entire place, where the school used to be, was in ______.

What type of context clue provides the synonyms of words to give the meaning of unfamiliar words?

The director felt remorse, or shame, for hiring some incompetent employees. What word from the sentence is a synonym for the underlined word, giving the definition?

We would be in a more permanent place once the buildings were rebuilt. The destruction was devastating, but despite the ____ around us, people went about picking up their lives.

Jonathan is gregarious, unlike his shy brother. What word in the sentence gives the antonym of the underlined word?

As a country in the Pacific Ring of Fire, the Philippines always experiences different natural calamities such as typhoons, earthquakes, and tsunamis. What type of context clue is used in the sentence?

The voracious team members ate one pizza each after the swim meet. Define voracious.

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Context Clues

20 questions

What type of context clue provides readers with varying examples to allow them to fully examine the unfamiliar word?

What is the comparing word or similar term to the underlined word in the following sentence?Jonna is fond of mountain-escapades in the same way that Patrick loves to go on beach adventures.

What type of context clue provides the meaning of unfamiliar words that can be inferred or guessed from the description of the situation?

I returned to school soon after the war was over. The entire place, where the school used to be, was in ______.

What type of context clue provides the synonyms of words to give the meaning of unfamiliar words?

The director felt remorse, or shame, for hiring some incompetent employees. What word from the sentence is a synonym for the underlined word, giving the definition?

We would be in a more permanent place once the buildings were rebuilt. The destruction was devastating, but despite the ____ around us, people went about picking up their lives.

Jonathan is gregarious, unlike his shy brother. What word in the sentence gives the antonym of the underlined word?

As a country in the Pacific Ring of Fire, the Philippines always experiences different natural calamities such as typhoons, earthquakes, and tsunamis. What type of context clue is used in the sentence?

The voracious team members ate one pizza each after the swim meet. Define voracious.

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What is the comparing word or similar term to the underlined word in the following sentence?

Jonna is fond of mountain-escapades in the same way that Patrick loves to go on beach adventures.