TYPES OF CONTEXT CLUES
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
What word has the same meaning with the word pompous?
arrogant
timid
humble
wicked
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.4C
CCSS.L.6.4C
CCSS.L.7.4C
CCSS.L.8.4C
CCSS.L.9-10.4C
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
What do you call a part of a discourse that surround a word or passage and throws light on its meaning?
context
clues
examples
synonyms
Tags
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
CCSS.W.7.2D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
Which refers to hints within a sentence that can be used to understand an unfamiliar word?
context clues
definition
context
setting
Tags
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
The phrase that is, and punctuation marks such as commas, dashes, and parentheses are used to introduce what type of clue?
definition clue
contrast clue
inference clue
example clue
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.4C
CCSS.L.6.4C
CCSS.L.7.4C
CCSS.L.8.4C
CCSS.L.9-10.4C
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
What type of context clue uses examples to help readers determine the meaning of the unfamiliar word?
definition clue
synonym clue
antonym clue
example clue
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.4A
CCSS.L.7.4A
CCSS.L.7.5B
CCSS.L.8.4A
CCSS.L.9-10.4A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
In the sentence, "The children were as different as day and night. He was a lively conversationalist, but she was a taciturn." What type of context clue is used?
defintion clue
synonym clue
example clue
contrast clue
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.4A
CCSS.L.7.4A
CCSS.L.7.5B
CCSS.L.8.4A
CCSS.L.9-10.4A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following clues compels the readers to make an educated guess about the meaning of the unfamiliar word in the sentence?
definition clue
example clue
inference clue
cause and effect clue
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.4C
CCSS.L.6.4C
CCSS.L.7.4C
CCSS.L.8.4C
CCSS.L.9-10.4C
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