Understanding Context Clues

Match the following vocabulary words with the pictures that best symbolize, or represent, their meaning.

• Communication

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• Appropriate

• 
• Relentless

• 
• Conclusion

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• Recognize

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

How can paying attention to context clues enhance reading comprehension skills?

• By improving overall understanding of the material

• By memorizing the text word for word

• By skipping over unfamiliar words

• By ignoring the context

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Main ideas and supporting details

How can understanding context clues help in better understanding the text being read?

• By providing additional information about unfamiliar words

• By summarizing the main idea of the text

• By changing the author's intended meaning

• By adding unnecessary details to the text

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Comprehending a text

What are the two types of context clues mentioned in the text?

• Cause and effect clues and chronological clues

• Synonym clues and antonym clues

• Definition and example context clues

• Comparison clues and contrast clues

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Main ideas and supporting details

According to the text, how might an author highlight another definition for a difficult word to the reader using context clues?

(Check all that apply)

• They will bold the word in dark colors.

• They will put the word in parentheses

• They will put another meaning of the word between commas and "or".

• They will provide a link to a dictionary definition for the word.

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CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What questions does the text suggest you use to help you figure out the meaning of difficult words when there's an example context clue.

(Check two answers)

• Recognize the type of word.

• Recognize if the word is someone's name.

• Recognize if the word has a positive or negative meaning.

• Recognize the spelling of the word.

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

According to the text, what should you try doing if you can't find any context clues? Give an answer in your own words.

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CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Mr. C was ____________ when he learned that no one in class did the work. He stormed out of the classroom and slammed the door behind him.

Draw a conclusion on which word would best fit in the blank.

• cheerful

• angry

• tired

• happy

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Mr. C was livid when he learned that no one in class did the work. He stormed out of the classroom and slammed the door behind him.

Draw a conclusion on the meaning of the word "livid"?

• Very hungry

• Very happy

• Very angry

• Very tired.

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The storm was unrelenting. It battered the windows, shook the walls, and the roof groaned as it tried to hold on.

Draw a conclusion about the meaning of "unrelenting". (Note: Which vocabulary word is in the word? Use this to help you select the BEST answer).

• Powerful

• Not stopping

• Starting and stopping

• Weak

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A