Context Clues Vocabulary Quiz

Identify the synonym for the word 'happy': a) Sad b) Joyful c) Angry d) Tired

• b) Joyful

• d) Tired

• c) Angry

• a) Sad

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4A

CCSS.L.2.4A

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

Identify the antonym for the word 'big': a) Small b) Huge c) Large d) Tiny

• d) Tiny

• a) Small

• b) Huge

• c) Large

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4A

CCSS.L.2.4A

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

Read the sentence: The sun was shining brightly. What does the word 'shining' mean in this sentence? a) Sleeping b) Glowing c) Hiding d) Crying

• b) Glowing

• a) Sleeping

• c) Hiding

• d) Crying

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Read the sentence: The teacher was as busy as a bee. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence? a) Simile b) Metaphor c) Personification d) Hyperbole

• b) Metaphor

• a) Simile

• d) Hyperbole

• c) Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

In the sentence 'The detective carefully examined the evidence', what does the word 'examined' mean? a) Ignored b) Studied c) Destroyed d) Created

• d) Created

• b) Studied

• c) Destroyed

• a) Ignored

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

What does the word 'unbelievable' mean in the sentence 'The magician performed an unbelievable trick'? a) Amazing b) Ordinary c) Expected d) Boring

• d) Boring

• c) Expected

• a) Amazing

• b) Ordinary

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

What is the meaning of the word 'preheat'? a) To cook beforehand b) To cook after c) To not cook at all d) To not cook properly

• c

• b

• a

• d

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

What does the prefix 're-' mean in the word 'rewrite'? a) Again b) Before c) After d) Without

• b

• c

• a

• d

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.L.2.4B

Identify the suffix in the word 'careless': a) Less b) Care c) Less d) Ful

• b) Care

• d) Ful

• a) Less

• c) Less

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

What does the word 'disappear' mean? a) To appear again b) To vanish c) To stay visible d) To change shape

• a) To reappear

• c) To stay visible

• d) To change color

• b

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.L.2.4B