16. From the context of the sentence below, what can the reader conclude about the relationship of the words accurate and authentic?

B. Both describe information that can be proved

A. Both emphasize Douglass' desire for freedom

C. Both are consistent with a fictitious narrative

D. Both are associated with the birth records

18. What are "researchers"?

B. people who search for knowledge

19. Your cousin claimed to be late because the doors of his house were frozen shut. Even though I have my doubts, his explanation is plausible. It got really cold last night. I'll just have to take his word for it. If a statement is "plausible" _______.

D. it's believable enough to possibly be true

C. it's hard to understand because it makes no sense

22. Only an hour or so had passed before a tremendous roar shook the ground. At that very moment, a strange grey creature "materialized" before our eyes. It resembled a lizard in shape. It was about ten feet high at the shoulders and at least fifty feet long. What did the creature do?

A. It whipped its tail back and forth

24. "The old chart it, "Ship-Trap Island," Whitney replied, "A suggestive name isn't it? Sailors have a curious dread of the place. I don't know why. Some superstition--" The word dread means fear. Which context clues helped you find the meaning of the word?

A. "Ship-trap island"; superstition

Context Clues Practice

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 4 pts

1. In this paragraph, what does the word "accommodate" mean?

A. to provide with something needed

B. to soothe and comfort

C. to give necessary information

D. to investigate in order to report on

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 4 pts

2. What words from the paragraph helped you figure out the word "accommodate"?

A. "When weather forecasters predict a tornado"

B. "people threatened by a storm"

C. "emergency workers will do their best"

D. "set up shelters for those who lost homes"

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.3.4D

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 4 pts

3. In paragraph 1, the word encased means

A. placed

B. hidden

C. contained

D. revealed

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.3.4D

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 4 pts

4. Which words from the following sentence helped you determine the meaning of the word encased? "The portrait was encased in a glistening, pink frame with the words Best Friends scrawled in cursive script at the bottom."

A. in a glistening, pink frame

B. scrawled in cursive script

C. at the bottom

D. The portrait

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.3.4D

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 4 pts

5. In paragraph 2, the word comprehend means

A. help with

B. talk about

C. figure out

D. be a part of

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.3.4D

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 4 pts

6. In paragraph 2, the word divulged means

A. shown

B. rejected

C . revealed

D. A and C

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 4 pts

7. In paragraph 3, the word dejected means

A. brave

B. strong

C. miserable

D. lighthearted

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

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Context Clues Practice

1. In this paragraph, what does the word "accommodate" mean?

2. What words from the paragraph helped you figure out the word "accommodate"?

3. In paragraph 1, the word encased means

4. Which words from the following sentence helped you determine the meaning of the word encased? "The portrait was encased in a glistening, pink frame with the words Best Friends scrawled in cursive script at the bottom."

5. In paragraph 2, the word comprehend means

6. In paragraph 2, the word divulged means

7. In paragraph 3, the word dejected means

8. In the paragraph labeled 4, the phrase joined at the hip means always with each other. The two sentences that follow serve as context clues that can help the reader understand what "joined at the hip" means. What type of context clue is used in those sentences?

9. In the paragraph below the underlined word phenomenal means what based ?

11. Wherever he goes, the esteemed Dr. Sanchez is applauded for his life-saving research. What does the word esteem mean in this sentence?

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