TEKS.ELA.6.2B

Which context clue does the following sentence utilize?
Like the winners at the Oscars, I received accolades from my parents for my good grades. 

• Definition/Restatement
• Comparison/Example
• Contrast 
• Cause and Effect

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a person or thing carrying the blame for others

• finesse
• pseudonym
• repercussion
• scapegoat

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TEKS.ELA.6.2A

Jane invited ____ boys to the camp.

• a few
• a little

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TEKS.ELA.6.2A

What does imposter mean?

• a picture on a wall

• a tavern

• someone who wins a game

• someone who pretends to be someone else

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TEKS.ELA.6.2A

“I have an aversion to having my picture taken. There, I used it in a sentence.”

“I thought Mom would try to get me to drop my aversion to having my picture taken for school, but she didn’t. Unfortunately, while I managed to avoid having the portrait taken, I couldn’t get out of being part of the class picture. Ugh.”

Using context clues, determine the meaning of the word aversion.

• dislike

• love

• confidence

• understanding

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TEKS.ELA.6.5F

CHAPTER 1: SENTENCE: Until a few months ago, I was a BOARDING STUDENT at Yancy Academy, a private school for troubled kids in Upstate New York. QUESTION: Using the context (other words in the sentence), what is the most likely meaning of the words BOARDING STUDENT?

• a conversation between two or more characters in a novel.

• a person who steals things

• a person who lives at the school he attends

• to appear or be present

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The crowd watched in _______________ as the magician performed his tricks.

• unamazed

• amazement

• amaze

• amazes

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If a boy peeped around a corner, what most likely happened? Base your answer on the meaning of peeped.

• He got down on his hands and knees and crawled

• He made a loud chirping sound to get someone’s attention.

• He slowly and carefully inspected the view, noticing every detail

• He looked quickly and quietly to avoid being noticed

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The scared rock climber balanced precariously on the edge of the cliff.

• happily

• dangerously

• gracefully

• hopefully

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Read the sentence below. The word dinky has a ________ connotation.

My mom only let me eat a dinky scoop of ice cream.

• positive

• negative

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