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Understanding Context Clues

Authored by Equenia Micabalo

English

7th Grade

CCSS covered

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Understanding Context Clues
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the meaning of the phrase 'raining cats and dogs'?

It is not raining at all

It is raining very lightly

It is snowing heavily

It is raining very heavily

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the sentence 'The teacher's patience was as thin as a thread', what does the phrase 'thin as a thread' mean?

Thick and strong

Wide and sturdy

Very thin or fragile

Soft and fluffy

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the word 'baffled' mean in the sentence 'The complicated math problem baffled the students'?

Confuse or puzzle

Enlighten

Clarify

Simplify

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the sentence 'The sun smiled down on the happy couple', what does the phrase 'sun smiled' indicate?

Simile

Personification

Hyperbole

Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the meaning of the word 'drenched' in the sentence 'The kids were drenched after playing in the rain'?

covered in mud

freezing cold

completely soaked or very wet

partially dry

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the phrase 'a piece of cake' mean in the sentence 'The test was a piece of cake for the smart student'?

Very easy or simple

A small portion of the test

A type of dessert

Extremely difficult

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the sentence 'The old man's memory was a steel trap', what does the phrase 'steel trap' imply?

Soft and malleable

Colorful and vibrant

Rusty and ineffective

Very sharp and retentive

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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