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Context Clues/Vocabulary

Authored by Mariah Wooten

English

7th Grade

CCSS covered

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Context Clues/Vocabulary
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1.

DROPDOWN QUESTION

3 mins • 2 pts

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which context clue strategy would be used in this sentence:

"The students were incensed that their Halloween party was shortened because of their classmates's poor behavior."

Example/Inference context clue

Definition context clue

Synonym context clue

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.5.4A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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

signal

greeting

sentence

question

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

4.

DROPDOWN QUESTION

3 mins • 2 pts

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

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.3.4D

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Quiet
Secretive
talkative 
Exhausted

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 5 pts

What are context clues?

Clues that help you figure out the context.

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

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

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

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.3.4D

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 5 pts

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

Definition

Antonym

Example

Synonym

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.5.4A

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