Finding the Meaning of Unknown Words
Authored by Sarah Williams
English
5th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
If you have trouble understanding a word in a passage or sentence of a story, you may want to read previous words or the end of the sentence to determine what the word means. What is this strategy known as?
text messaging
content origins
context clues
scanning
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CCSS.RF.4.4A
CCSS.RF.5.3A
CCSS.RF.5.4A
CCSS.RF.5.4B
CCSS.RF.5.4C
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
the definition of a word without emotional or cultural context; the dictionary meaning of a word
literal
infer
implicit
figurative
Tags
CCSS.L.3.5A
CCSS.RL.3.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
the literal definition of a word; the dictionary meaning of a word
denotation
meaning
nuance
cite
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CCSS.L.4.6
CCSS.L.6.6
CCSS.RI.5.4
CCSS.W.5.2D
CCSS.W.6.2D
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Today I had to deal with one mishap after another. I couldn’t find my car keys, I dropped a bowl of soup at lunchtime, and my computer crashed twice.
In this sentence "mishap" means...
unlucky accident
event
unexpected question
plan
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CCSS.L.9-10.5A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The video game was supposed to be a diversion. I was just going to play for a few minutes. You know, waste a little time. Instead, I played for hours. When I say "hours," I’m not just exaggerating the amount of time I spent playing. I spent so much time playing it that, over my Thanksgiving break, I slept only four hours and missed Thanksgiving dinner. I did, however, beat the game. When it was over, my accomplishment had earned me little more than a headache and a bad case of insomnia. I felt foolish, so I immediately started playing another game. Read the following sentence from the passage. The video game was supposed to be a diversion. What does the word diversion mean?
lifestyle
disguise
distraction
contest
Tags
CCSS.L.2.4E
CCSS.L.3.4D
CCSS.L.6.4C
CCSS.L.7.4C
CCSS.L.8.4C
6.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the meaning of the word "personable"?
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CCSS.L.3.2F
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
An_______is an unknown word.
unfamiliar word
context clue
multiple meaning word
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CCSS.L.2.4E
CCSS.L.3.4D
CCSS.L.6.4C
CCSS.L.7.4C
CCSS.L.8.4C
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