Context Clues Definition and Examples

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5th Grade

25 Qs

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Context Clues Definition and Examples

Context Clues Definition and Examples

Assessment

Quiz

English

5th Grade

Hard

CCSS
L.4.4A, L.4.6, L.4.5C

+10

Standards-aligned

Created by

Sarah Williams

FREE Resource

25 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Telling what a word means within the sentence is an example of what type of context clue?

Antonym

Synonym

Example

Definition

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What type of context clues use similar words to help with the meaning of an unknown word?

Antonyms

Synonyms

Examples

HDefinitions

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Violence, whether it is hitting, kicking, or punching, is not tolerated at school.
This uses which type of context clue?

Antonym

Synonym

Example

Definition

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

We had so much fun at the party! Everyone had a terrific time.
This is an example of which type of context clue?

Antonym

Synonym

Example

Definition

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When using context clues, be sure to look at:

examples

pictures

definitions

all of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the primary purpose of context clues in a sentence?

To confuse the reader

To provide hints about the meaning of a word

To make the sentence longer

To replace a dictionary

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which type of context clue provides a word with the opposite meaning to help understand an unknown word?

Antonym

Synonym

Example

Definition

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

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