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Types of Context Clues

Authored by FAIZHA PIRACHA

English

8th Grade

CCSS covered

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Types of Context Clues
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 5 pts

What type of context clues use similar words to help with the meaning of an unknown word?

Antonyms
Synonyms
Examples
HDefinitions

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Comparing something opposite is using what type of clues?

Antonyms
Synonyms
Examples
Definitions

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Telling what a word means within the sentence is an example of what type of context clue?

Antonym
Synonym
Example
Definition

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Violence, whether it is hitting, kicking, or punching, is not tolerated at school.
This uses which type of context clue?

Antonym
Synonym
Example
Definition

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

Andy is a wonderful Soccer player. He is VERSATILE; he can play different positions well.. What does the word VERSATILE mean?

many abilities

boring

not skilled

exciting

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

Britney couldn’t see the school building; it was SHROUDED by smoke and dust.” What does the word SHROUDED mean?

Covered

ruined

bounced

invisible

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

1 min • 5 pts

We thought that Ms. MacNaugten would be very DISTRAUGHT when told that someone hacked the yearbook site; however, she took the news very calmly. What does the word DISTRAUGHT mean?

.

anxious

upset

happy

fearful

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

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