Exploring Inferencing in Wordly Wise Lesson 6

What is the main purpose of using context clues?

• To use surrounding words and background knowledge to understand an unknown word

• To guess the meaning of a word without any information

• To memorize the dictionary definition of a word

• To ignore the unknown word and continue reading

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

According to the passage, where do the silkworms that produce silk mainly come from?

• India

• Brazil

• China

• Thailand

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CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

What does the word 'domesticated' mean in the context of the passage?

• Kept in a zoo

• Wild and free

• Brought under human control

• Used for decoration

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What can be inferred about the size of the eggs laid by the female moth?

• They are smaller than the head of a pin

• They are as big as a pin

• They are the size of a mulberry leaf

• They are larger than a pin

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What does the word 'inhibit' mean in the context of the passage?

• To encourage growth

• To prevent from happening

• To speed up the process

• To store in a warm place

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What does the word 'transferred' mean in the context of the passage?

• To cool down

• To destroy

• To move from one place to another

• To keep in the same place

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What does the word 'hatch' mean in the context of the passage?

• To lay eggs

• To come out of an egg

• To eat continuously

• To remain motionless

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CCSS.L.5.5C

What does the word 'continuously' mean in the context of the passage?

• Slowly

• Occasionally

• Without stopping

• With frequent breaks

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CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

What does the word 'motionless' mean in the context of the passage?

• Eating continuously

• Moving quickly

• Without movement

• Full of motion

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CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What does the word 'shed' mean in the context of the passage?

• To eat

• To let go

• To keep

• To grow

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CCSS.L.5.5C