Finding the Meaning of Unknown Words

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

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CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

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

• context clue

• syllable

• fiction

• novel

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.4.2D

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

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CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

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

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CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

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

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CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

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

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CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

What does the word 'spacious' mean?

• Small

• Big

• Narrow

• Wide

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CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

In the story, "Nature's Firefighters," it says: "Strong winds whip flames into firestorms that rip through the combustible plants, threatening lives and costing billions of dollars in damage."

What does the word firestorm mean?

• an intense, destructive fire

• fire that rains from burning clouds in the sky

• a tool for fighting fires

• a goat that battles fires

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CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

What does the word "portable" mean?

• tending to be carried

• tending to take place at the ocean

• to make something that can be carried

• to carry inside

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CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Mr. Holmes inspected the crime scene for clues.

Based on the word's morphology, what does "inspect" mean?

• the study of clues

• the study of vision

• to not look

• to look inside

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CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A