Understanding Context Clues

What are context clues?

• Hints to find the meaning of unknown words

• A type of puzzle

• A kind of book

• A type of game

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CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

How can pictures help us understand the word 'crater'?

• By showing the moon's distance from Earth

• By illustrating the moon's size

• By displaying round circles on the moon

• By showing the moon's color

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

What does the word 'skyscraper' mean in the sentence 'New York City has many skyscrapers or tall buildings'?

• Wide buildings

• Short buildings

• Old buildings

• Tall buildings

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CCSS.L.2.4D

If 'swiftly' means the same as 'fast', what is it an example of?

• An antonym

• An example

• A synonym

• A definition

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CCSS.L.1.4A

CCSS.L.2.4A

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

What does 'spacious' mean if it is the opposite of 'small'?

• Big

• Narrow

• Short

• Tiny

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CCSS.L.2.4A

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A