Context Clues
Authored by Laura Gholson
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7th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of context clue provides readers with varying examples to determine the meanings of unfamiliar words?
Explanation or Example
Definition or Statement
Antonym or Contrast
Synonym or Restatement
Tags
CCSS.L.6.4A
CCSS.L.7.4A
CCSS.L.7.5B
CCSS.L.8.4A
CCSS.L.5.5C
2.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Jonna is fond of a mountain escapade in the same way as Patrick who goes on a beach adventure. What is the comparing word or similar term to the underlined word?
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 clues provides the meaning of unfamiliar words that can be inferred or guessed from the description of the situation?
Cause and Effect
Inference or General Context
Explanation or Example
Definition or Statement
Tags
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.L.8.6
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
necessary
devastation
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 a word with similar meaning to the unfamiliar word?
Comparison
Definition
Inference or General Context
Synonym or Restatement
Tags
CCSS.L.6.4A
CCSS.L.7.4A
CCSS.L.7.5B
CCSS.L.8.4A
CCSS.L.5.4A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The director felt remorse, or regret, for incompetent bad employees. What other word from that sentence gives a synonym to the underlined word?
incompetent
regret
hiring
director
Tags
CCSS.L.6.4A
CCSS.L.7.4A
CCSS.L.7.5B
CCSS.L.8.4A
CCSS.L.9-10.4A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
We stayed in tents after the missile destroyed our home. We would be in a more permanent place once the buildings were rebuilt. Despite the ___ around us, people went about picking up their lives.
conversation
outdoor world
chaos
orderly
Tags
CCSS.L.1.5A
CCSS.L.1.5B
CCSS.L.K.5A
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