Exploring Context Clues in Texts

What is the first clue you can use to understand a new word?

• Ignoring it

• Finding a synonym

• Looking it up in a dictionary

• Asking a friend

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

If you can't find a synonym, what should you look for next?

• A translation

• A picture

• An antonym

• A definition

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does the word 'dilapidated' mean based on the context provided?

• New and shiny

• Old and falling down

• Small and cozy

• Big and luxurious

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the main goal of using context clues in reading?

• To improve spelling

• To skip difficult words

• To understand the meaning of unknown words

• To memorize definitions

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does the prefix 'in-' usually mean in a word?

• Able

• Not

• Very

• With

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is a good strategy to use when you have a vocabulary question on a multiple-choice test?

• Guess randomly

• Choose the longest answer

• Use process of elimination

• Skip the question

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What does the word 'court' mean in the sentence provided?

• A place where trials are held

• A surface for playing tennis

• To provoke or incite an action

• To seek the affections of

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the connotative meaning of the word 'cheap' in the sentence provided?

• Luxurious

• Not well-made

• Well-made

• Expensive

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CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does the word 'vexed' mean in the sentence provided?

• Bored

• Entertained

• Irritated

• Idiotic

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does the idiom 'down in the dumps' mean?

• Very sad

• Very happy

• Very excited

• Very tired

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B