Context Clues Quiz

What is the definition of context clues?

• Hints or information found in a text to help understand the meaning of unknown words or phrases.

• The process of summarizing a text.

• The main idea or theme of a text.

• Hints or information found in a text to help understand the meaning of known words or phrases.

Which type of context clue provides a similar meaning to an unknown word?

• synonym clue

• example clue

• definition clue

• antonym clue

Which type of context clue provides an opposite meaning to an unknown word?

• synonym clue

• definition clue

• antonym clue

• example clue

When using inference context clues, what do you do to understand the meaning of an unknown word?

• Use surrounding information and context

• Guess the meaning based on the word's appearance.

• Ask a friend for the definition.

• Look up the word in a dictionary.

What are the different types of context clues?

• explanation, analogy, similarity, illustration, deduction, and comparison

• definition, synonym, antonym, example, and inference

In the sentence 'The dog was barking incessantly, he wouldn't stop even when we asked him several times.', what does incessantly mean?

• never

• a lot

• sometimes

• quietly

In the sentence 'The book was filled with beautiful illustrations like a mermaid painted in colorful acrylics.', what does the word illustrations mean?

• Images

• Text

• Song Lyrics

• Nature

In the sentence 'John was exhausted after running a marathon, and he fell to the ground when he reached the finish line', what exhausted mean?

• Excited

• Tired

• Silly

• Slowly

In the sentence 'The teacher yelled at Neil for a bad performance, however, she praised Sarah for her exceptional performance', what does exceptional mean?

• Different

• Horrible

• Amazing

• Average

In the sentence 'She knew the milk was rancid when she sniffed it and it smelt like stinky feet', what does rancid mean?

• Delicious

• Yellow

• Flavorful

• Spoiled