Middle School Context Clues

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

• Antonyms

• Synonyms

• Examples

• HDefinitions

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

• Antonym

• Synonym

• Example

• Definition

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

• Antonym

• Synonym

• Example

• Definition

Tristin couldn’t see the school building; it was SHROUDED by smoke and dust.” What does the word SHROUDED mean?

• Covered

• ruined

• bounced

• invisible

Why would a character in a story be described as "devious"?

• For being honest and straightforward.

• For plotting secretly against others.

• For helping others generously.

• For being openly aggressive.

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

We thought that Mrs. Kerner would be very DISTRAUGHT when told that Antonio broke Ms.Pate's pointer; however, she took the news very calmly. What does the word DISTRAUGHT mean?
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• anxious

• upset

• happy

• fearful

The movie star’s large and beautiful home was palatial.

• ugly

• tiny

• for dogs

• like a palace

The frigid water made Elizabeth’s teeth chatter.

• cold

• clean

• green

• warm

When my sister decided to apply to several colleges, our mailbox started getting lots of advertisements from other colleges that she had never even heard of. The deluge of letters and post cards filled our mailbox each day.
What does deluge mean in the passage?

• only a few things

• storm

• overwhelmed with a lot of things

It was night and the storm was raging. The big ship was tossed like a cork in the ocean. When the captain noticed that they were almost ashore, he saw a lighthouse, shining its beacon in the middle of the darkness. The captain steered the ship away from the rocks and guided it safely to land.
What does the word beacon mean?

• a light as a signal or warning

• a radio transmitter for a ship or aircraft

• a roadside sign