Context Clue Quiz 2

After Christopher had robbed the store, he did not understand the enormity of the crime. What does enormity mean?

• Seriousness

• Kindness

• Happiness

• Negativity

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

John has "acrophobia", and when he went to the Grand Canyon for the summer he would not go anywhere near it. What is "acrophobia"?

• The fear of heights

• The fear of being watched by ducks

• The fear to go outside

• The fear of bugs

Answer explanation

THINK: Does the sentence even talk about ducks or bugs?

If not, then eliminate those answers.

When you see the word "phobia" it means fear of something.

Tags

RL 6.1

RL 6.2

Abraham Lincoln wanted to abolish slavery forever. What does abolish mean?

• Simplify

• Get rid of

• Be apart of

• Ignore

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

For his son's birthday, John bought his son a scrumptious cake. What does scrumptious mean?

• Delicious

• Disgusting

• Expensive

• Cheap

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Alexander was arrested for smuggling contraband into the concert. What does smuggling mean?

• Bring something

• Trying to sneak something into a place its not allowed

• Stealing something

• Giving someone something

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

After the rainstorm, the rainbow lit up the sky with vivid colors. What does vivid mean?

• Dark

• Bright

• Non-existent

• Subtle

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

The rich kid at school was very flamboyant toward the other children. What does flamboyant mean?

• Show off

• Rude

• Caring

• Vey Nice

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Caroline went to the zoo on a hot summer day. She felt lightheaded after walking all day. What does the word "lightheaded" mean?

• Sick

• Energized

• Sweaty

• Strong

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

When the teacher spoke the directions verbatim, she also had the exact same thing written on the worksheet she gave to each student.

• word for word
• in secret
• different
• loudly

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Which of the following is NOT a type of Context Clue?

• Synonym

• Antonym

• Example

• Overstatement

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D