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Finding the Meaning of Unknown Words

Authored by Sarah Williams

English

5th Grade

CCSS covered

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Finding the Meaning of Unknown Words
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following is the best definition of "lingo"?

A cool sport that involves blindfolded dogs fetching frisbees

A delightful pasta dish from the old country

Another word for "language"

A word to describe the research process

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

a method of finding the meaning of unknown words by examining other parts of the sentence

context clue

syllable

fiction

novel

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What are context clues?

Clues or hints that readers use to find the meaning of unknown words

Clues or hints that readers use to find the meaning of known words

Clues or hints that readers use to find the meaning of sentences

Clues or hints that readers use to find the meaning of pictures

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

What can pictures help us with?

Finding the meaning of unknown words

Finding the meaning of sentences

Finding the meaning of known words

Finding the meaning of pictures

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What should you do when reading to understand unfamiliar words?

Ignore the clues in the story or pictures

Guess the meaning without any clues

Use the clues in the story or pictures

Skip the unfamiliar words

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.2B

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How can we find clues to a word we don't know or don't understand?

In pictures

In sentences

In 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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What does the word 'spacious' mean?

Small

Big

Narrow

Wide

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

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