Context Clues Using Inference, Definition and Examples

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English
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8th Grade
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Hard
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Margaret Anderson
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10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Hints the author gives in a piece of writing that help define an unusual word.
Synonym
Example
Context Clues
Definition
Tags
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.7.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Read the following sentence and determine what type context clue is used.
A mallet, similar to a hammer, is a great tool to crush some peppermint for hot chocolate.
Synonym
Antonym
Inference
Definition
Tags
CCSS.L.6.4A
CCSS.L.7.4A
CCSS.L.7.5B
CCSS.L.8.4A
CCSS.L.9-10.4A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Read the following sentence and determine what type context clue is used.
Daniella is pleasurable, unlike her twin brother who is annoying and troublesome.
Synonym
Antonym
Inference
Definition
Tags
CCSS.L.6.4A
CCSS.L.7.4A
CCSS.L.7.5B
CCSS.L.8.4A
CCSS.L.9-10.4A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Read the following sentence and determine what type context clue is used.
Something in the refrigerator is so putrid that a wave of odor wafted out when we opened the door.
Synonym
Antonym
Inference
Definition
Tags
CCSS.L.6.4A
CCSS.L.7.4A
CCSS.L.7.5B
CCSS.L.8.4A
CCSS.L.9-10.4A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Read the following sentence and determine what type context clue is used.
He knew his future was very precarious and likely to fall apart.
Synonym
Antonym
Inference
Definition
Tags
CCSS.L.6.4A
CCSS.L.7.4A
CCSS.L.7.5B
CCSS.L.8.4A
CCSS.L.9-10.4A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Read the following sentence and determine what type context clue is used.
Lola hums continuously, or all the time, and it annoys Daniella.
Synonym
Antonym
Inference
Definition
Tags
CCSS.L.6.4A
CCSS.L.7.4A
CCSS.L.7.5B
CCSS.L.8.4A
CCSS.L.9-10.4A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Read the following sentence and determine what type context clue is used.
Constellations, such as The Little Dipper and The Big Dipper, can be seen in the night sky.
Synonym
Examples
Inference
Definition
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.4C
CCSS.L.6.4C
CCSS.L.7.4C
CCSS.L.8.4C
CCSS.L.9-10.4C
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