The mummies of Egypt are very old. So people think the Egyptians had special ways of embalming . Actually, it was the dry air that helped them preserve the dead. What does embalming mean?

Keeping bodies from decaying or falling apart

English Context Clues

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English

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6th - 8th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Medium

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CCSS

L.6.4A, RI.6.4, L.5.5C

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Margaret Anderson

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19 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Explanation

Synonym

Antonym

Homonym

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What do you call a word that has the same or similar meaning of another word?

antonym

synonym

homonym

restatement

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

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of context clue provides the reader with an example of the unknown word within the sentence or the surrounding sentences?

antonym

example

definition

restatement

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of context clue gives you the meaning of the unknown word in the same sentence or in one of the surrounding sentences?

antonym

synonym

example

definition

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of context clue is it when the writer provides clues within the sentence and surrounding sentences WITHOUT explaining it?

synonym

antonym

example

inference

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When you are reading and come to an unknown word, what should you do first?

Look for clues in the sentence

Ask your teacher

Look it up in the dictionary

Skip it

Tags

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Based on the context clues in the sentence below, ecstatic means:

They were ecstatic at the birth of their baby. They couldn't stop smiling for days.

Nervous

Discouraged

Exciting

Relieved

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

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English Context Clues

19 questions

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

What do you call a word that has the same or similar meaning of another word?

What type of context clue provides the reader with an example of the unknown word within the sentence or the surrounding sentences?

What type of context clue gives you the meaning of the unknown word in the same sentence or in one of the surrounding sentences?

What type of context clue is it when the writer provides clues within the sentence and surrounding sentences WITHOUT explaining it?

When you are reading and come to an unknown word, what should you do first?

Based on the context clues in the sentence below, ecstatic means:

They were ecstatic at the birth of their baby. They couldn't stop smiling for days.

Based on the context clues in the passage below, eliminate means ________________.

Please eliminate the blank lines between the pictures. They were not supposed to be there.

Based on context clues in the passage below, migrate means _____________.

Many Northern birds migrate for the winter. They return in the spring.

Read the passage below. Which word or words best helps you understand the meaning of the word obedient?

The obedient child always followed her mother's requests. That night, she brushed her teeth, folded her clothes, and went to bed before her mother had to come in and remind her.

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English Context Clues

19 questions

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

What do you call a word that has the same or similar meaning of another word?

What type of context clue provides the reader with an example of the unknown word within the sentence or the surrounding sentences?

What type of context clue gives you the meaning of the unknown word in the same sentence or in one of the surrounding sentences?

What type of context clue is it when the writer provides clues within the sentence and surrounding sentences WITHOUT explaining it?

When you are reading and come to an unknown word, what should you do first?

Based on the context clues in the sentence below, ecstatic means:They were ecstatic at the birth of their baby. They couldn't stop smiling for days.

Based on the context clues in the passage below, eliminate means ________________.Please eliminate the blank lines between the pictures. They were not supposed to be there.

Based on context clues in the passage below, migrate means _____________.Many Northern birds migrate for the winter. They return in the spring.

Read the passage below. Which word or words best helps you understand the meaning of the word obedient?The obedient child always followed her mother's requests. That night, she brushed her teeth, folded her clothes, and went to bed before her mother had to come in and remind her.

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Based on the context clues in the sentence below, ecstatic means:

They were ecstatic at the birth of their baby. They couldn't stop smiling for days.

Based on the context clues in the passage below, eliminate means ________________.

Please eliminate the blank lines between the pictures. They were not supposed to be there.

Based on context clues in the passage below, migrate means _____________.

Many Northern birds migrate for the winter. They return in the spring.

Read the passage below. Which word or words best helps you understand the meaning of the word obedient?

The obedient child always followed her mother's requests. That night, she brushed her teeth, folded her clothes, and went to bed before her mother had to come in and remind her.