Vocab STAAR ELA

Match the following Context Clues to their Example

• INFERENCE

• It was a brutish afternoon, quite unlike the sunny ones the week prior. 

• EXAMPLE

• Piscatorial creatures, such as flounder, salmon, and trout, live in the coldest parts of the ocean.

• SYNONYM

• He was cantankerous: angry and always looking for a fight.

• DEFINITION

• When Sarah was sick, her voice was almost inaudible. We couldn't hear what she was trying to say.

• ANTONYM

• The haberdashery was Lou’s favorite place. He loved shopping for nice suits.

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 ​​ (a)   .

• everywhere
• dangerous
• mysterious
• happy
• exciting

Speaking rudely to the judges is (a)   behavior.

You really hurt your chances of winning!

• an itchy skin condition
• funny
• grown up
• with little thought or consideratio

Some people are always bashing the class president just like others bashed the one before him. Wouldn't you think that everyone could find something to praise him for, at least once in a while?

What does “bashing” mean in the above selection?

• going to too many expensive parties

• judging too harshly

• hitting hard with a heavy tool

• voting for a different candidate

Wherever he goes, the esteemed Dr. Sanchez is applauded for his life saving research. What does “esteemed” mean?

• held over boiling water

• very old

• unable to chew gum

• greatly admired

I believe that if you increase the pay rate at this job, it will be an incentive for employees to work harder. Just like offering a dog better treats to learn more difficult commands.

Based on the context clues, an incentive is

(a)  

• something that motivates a person to do something
• financial reasons to keep more money
• dog treats
• paychecks

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 ​ (a)   .

• have strong disagreements about
• blow their noses into
• legal issue
• need to pay for a visit to a doctor

Removing seeds from cotton plants was a slow job until Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin. What is a cotton gin?

• A dance

• A book

• A machine

• An animal

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"?

• Family

• Useful

• Dangerous

• Secret

What is an antonym context clue?

• A word, phrase, or name formed by rearranging the letters of another.

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

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

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