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Context Clues Vocabulary

Authored by Margaret Anderson

English

9th Grade

20 Questions

CCSS covered

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Context Clues Vocabulary
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What do you call a word that has the opposite meaning of another word?

a homonym

a synonym

an antonym

an explanation

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A context clue that explains the word's meaning is a ___________ context clue.

Inference

Example

Synonym

Defintion

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.L.6.4A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Readers must ___________ when a word in a passage does not have clearly defined context clues.

rewrite the word

make an inference

try to think of examples

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of context clue is underlined in the following sentence?


Celestial bodies, such as the sun, moon, and stars are part of our solar system.

definition

example

antonym

inference

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of context clue is underlined in the following sentence?


His emaciation, that is, his skeleton-like appearance, was frightening to see.

definition

example

antonym

inference

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What type of context clue is underlined in the following sentence?


When the light brightens, the pupils of the eyes contract; however, when it grows darker, they dilate.

definition

inference

antonym

synonym

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What do you call a word that has similar meaning?

sinonym

synoym

homonym

synonym

Tags

CCSS.L.K.5A

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

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