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Theme and Context Clues Practice

Authored by Sarah Williams

English

5th Grade

CCSS covered

Theme and Context Clues Practice
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is a context clue?

Clues that readers use to find the meaning of unknown words.

Clues that readers use to figure out the setting.

Clues that readers use to figure out the character's names.

Clues that readers use to find out the theme of the story.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 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

Excited

Relieved

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What can you use as context clues?

Pictures

Words you know

Examples and definitions

All of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 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.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Mr. James wants us to be prompt in the mornings, not late.

Which TYPE of context clue is used?

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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is a theme in literature?

A) The main character of the story

B) The central message or insight into life revealed through the story

C) The setting of the story

D) The plot of the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following sentences uses context clues to define the word 'gregarious'?

A) She was gregarious, always enjoying solitude.

B) He was gregarious, often found at parties and social gatherings.

C) The gregarious cat slept all day.

D) The gregarious weather was unpredictable.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

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