Context Clues

No word must ever leak out about this military action! It has to be a clandestine operation in order to succeed.

Which word is a synonym of "clandestine"?

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  Family

• 
  Secret

• Useful

• Dangerous

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No matter where you go, the Internet is following you. Every portable device is being made with an Internet connection. Most new TVs and other electronics come with Internet connections as well. The Internet is truly ubiquitous.

If something is ubiquitous, it is ​​ .....

• everywhere

• mysterious

• dangerous

• happy

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What is an antonym context clue?

• A word or group of words that has the opposite meaning.

• 
  An abbreviation formed from the initial letters of other words.

• A word or group of words that has the same meaning.

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Which is an example of a synonym context clue?

• The men were exhausted after toiling in the dark mines all day. To toil means to work.

• Unlike the slow-moving creek near the park, this river had a swift current.

• 
  Joe begged his mom to let him stay up a wee bit later- only a few minutes.

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My father's favorite SALUTATION is "Howdy, friend!"

• question

• sentence

• greeting

• signal

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Some people are sure that the new health care law will mean better care for everyone. Others argue that the law will mean less care and longer waiting lines for those who need to see doctors. It's a controversy that will not go away soon.

A controversy is something that people ​ ​ ​______

• blow their noses into

• need to pay for a visit to a doctor

• 
  have strong disagreements about

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The garrulous boy rambled on continuously as he told his mother about his day at school.
What does garrulous mean? 

• 
  Exhausted

• talkative 

• Secretive

• Quiet

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What are context clues?

• A piece of evidence or information used in the detection of a crime or solving of a mystery

• Clues that help you figure out the context.

• 
  A verbal formula giving an indication as to what is to be inserted in a particular space in a crossword or other puzzle.

• Hints that an author gives to help define a difficult or unusual word.

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Which context clue is defined as, the word’s meaning is explained in the sentence?

• Example

• Definition

• 
  Antonym

• 
  Synonym

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Since I feel like they are my best feature, I use black eye liner and shimmery light brown eye shadow to accentuate my blue eyes.

What does accentuate mean as it is used in this sentence?

• 
  Play down

• Ignore

• Understate

• Emphasize

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