Context Clues

Which type of context clue gives a direct meaning or explanation of an unknown word?

• antonym

• defintion

• example

• synonym

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which type of context clue gives a word with a same meaning to help show the unknown word's meaning?

• antonym

• defintion

• example

• synonym

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which type of context clue gives a word with an opposite meaning to help show the unknown word's meaning?

• antonym

• defintion

• example

• synonym

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which type of context clue gives a list of examples to help show the unknown word's meaning?

• antonym

• defintion

• example

• synonym

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

John was so hungry, he did not leave a single particle of the muffin on the plate.

What is the meaning of the word particle?

• hungry

• crumb

• blueberry

• clean

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Joanne's mother came up to school to get the cell phone that the principal confiscated. What is the meaning of the word confiscated?

• returned

• bought

• took away

• used

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

After the hamster escaped, Chris tried to coax it back into its cage with a treat. What is the meaning of the word coax?

• escape

• rodent

• carrot

• lure

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

After the American Revolution, the Continental Congress established a national currency based on the dollar in 1785. What is the meaning of the word currency?

• money used in a country

• goods used to trade

• something modern or up to date

• an idea accepted by many people

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

After the American Revolution, the Continental Congress established a national currency based on the dollar in 1785. Which clue from the sentence helps define the word currency?

• 1785

• American Revolution

• based on the dollar

• Continental Congress

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

A commodity is a product or raw material offered as payment for another thing. Cows, sheep, or other kinds of animals were bartered for what a person wanted. Furs, beads, grain, giant stones, or salt were also exchanged. What is a commodity?

• animals

• a product used as payment for something

• person who trades

• an exchange/ the action of trading

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4