Decoding Unknown Words with Context Clues
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English
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1st - 5th Grade
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Practice Problem
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Hard
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Lucas Foster
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the primary purpose of using context clues in reading?
To improve spelling skills
To skip unknown words easily
To understand the meaning of unknown words
To memorize definitions from a dictionary
Tags
CCSS.L.4.6
CCSS.RI.3.4
CCSS.RI.4.4
CCSS.RI.5.4
CCSS.W.4.2D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What should a reader ideally do when they encounter an unknown word according to Miss Anderson?
Ask someone else for the meaning
Use context clues to infer its meaning
Look it up immediately in a dictionary
Ignore the word
Tags
CCSS.RI.3.4
CCSS.RI.4.4
CCSS.RI.5.4
CCSS.W.4.2D
CCSS.W.5.2D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the prefix 'con-' in 'context' imply?
Before
With
After
Against
Tags
CCSS.L.3.4B
CCSS.L.3.4C
CCSS.RF.2.3D
CCSS.RF.3.3B
CCSS.RF.5.3A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which type of context clue is used when the text directly defines the unknown word?
Synonym
Antonym
Explanation
Definition
Tags
CCSS.L.1.4A
CCSS.L.2.4A
CCSS.L.4.4A
CCSS.L.4.5C
CCSS.L.5.5C
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is an example of a synonym context clue from the lesson?
Constellation and Orion
Definition and explanation
Gentle and ferocious
Spicy and savory
Tags
CCSS.L.1.4A
CCSS.L.2.4A
CCSS.L.3.4A
CCSS.L.4.4A
CCSS.L.5.5C
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is NOT listed as a type of context clue in the lesson?
Synonyms
Examples
Antonyms
Color
Tags
CCSS.L.2.4A
CCSS.L.4.4A
CCSS.L.4.5C
CCSS.L.5.4A
CCSS.L.5.5C
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How often does Miss Anderson suggest that context clues appear in texts?
Always
Only in difficult texts
Sometimes
Rarely
Tags
CCSS.L.4.6
CCSS.RI.3.4
CCSS.RI.4.4
CCSS.W.4.2D
CCSS.W.5.2D
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