Identify Types of Context Clues

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English
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9th - 12th Grade
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Candice Armstrong
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
His emaciation, that is, his skeleton-like appearance, was frightening to see.
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CCSS.L.9-10.4
CCSS.L.9-10.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Piscatorial creatures, such as flounder, salmon, and trout, live in the coldest parts of the ocean.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When the light brightens, the pupils of the eyes contract; however, when it grows darker, they dilate.
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CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The dudeen – a short-stemmed clay pipe – is found in Irish folk tales.
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CCSS.L.9-10.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the course of man’s evolution, certain organs have atrophied. The appendix, for example, has wasted away from disuse.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Fluoroscopy, examination with a fluoroscope, has become a common practice.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The mountain pass was a tortuous road, winding and twisting like a snake around the trees of the mountainside.
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CCSS.L.9-10.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
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