Context Clues Review 1

What are context clues?

• Context clues are the main ideas of a text.
• Context clues are the author's opinions on a topic.
• Context clues are summaries of paragraphs.
• Context clues are hints in the text that help define difficult words.

What acronym are we using to help us remember the different types of context clues?

• PEMDAS

• IDEAS
• RULES

• BINGO

What is a synonym?

• A word with the same or similar meaning.
• A word that is the opposite of another.
• A word that is always spelled incorrectly.
• A word that has no meaning.

In our lesson on context clues, we learned that "perils" means dangers

Which sentence correctly uses the word "perils"?

• The perils of the game were not as challenging as expected.
• She enjoyed the perils of baking new recipes every weekend.
• The explorers faced many perils during their journey through the uncharted jungle.
• The perils of the situation were easily resolved by the team.

In our lesson on context clues, we learned that "ambling" means walking slowly

Which sentence correctly uses the word "ambling"?

• They were ambling in a hurry to finish the race.
• He was ambling quickly to catch the bus.
• She was ambling through the park, enjoying the fresh air.
• She enjoyed ambling while running a marathon.