WorksheetsContext Clues
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
When you are reading and come to an unknown word, what should you do first?
a)
Look for clues in the sentence
b)
Ask your teacher
c)
Look it up in the dictionary
d)
Skip it
2.
Based on the context clues in the sentence below, ornate means:
The large vase was covered from top to bottom in a hand carved and ornate design. It must have taken weeks, or even months to create!!
a)
Simple
b)
Beautiful
c)
Detailed
d)
Relieved
3.
Based on the context clues in the passage below, eliminate means ________________.
Please eliminate the blank lines between the pictures. They were not supposed to be there.
Please eliminate the blank lines between the pictures. They were not supposed to be there.
a)
Color
b)
Add
c)
Find
d)
Delete
4.
Based on context clues in the passage below, migrate means _____________.
Many Northern birds migrate for the winter. They return in the spring.
Many Northern birds migrate for the winter. They return in the spring.
a)
Lay eggs
b)
Eat
c)
Move away
d)
Sing
5.
Read the passage below. Which word or words best helps you understand the meaning of the word obedient?
The obedient child always followed her mother's requests. That night, she brushed her teeth, folded her clothes, and went to bed before her mother had to come in and remind her.
The obedient child always followed her mother's requests. That night, she brushed her teeth, folded her clothes, and went to bed before her mother had to come in and remind her.
a)
Followed her mother's requests
b)
Folded her clothes
c)
Brushed her teeth
d)
That night
6.
Read the passage below. Which word or words help you understand the meaning of the word transportation in this sentence?
On Thursday afternoon, what kind of transportation will you use, a car or train?
On Thursday afternoon, what kind of transportation will you use, a car or train?
a)
Use
b)
Car or train
c)
Afternoon
d)
Thursday
7.
Based on context clues in the passage below, truncated means ______________.
I was upset that the ebook file was truncated because I couldn't find out how the story ended.
I was upset that the ebook file was truncated because I couldn't find out how the story ended.
a)
Finished
b)
Cut short
c)
Boring
d)
Too long
8.
Based on context clues in the passage below, trifle means ______________.
Oh don't worry about a trifle problem like losing your phone charger! We have plenty of extras.
a)
Little
b)
Giant
c)
Everything
d)
Hopeful
9.
It has been an extremely brutal summer with very hot temperatures.
What does brutal mean?
What does brutal mean?
a)
Harsh
b)
Windy
c)
Gentle
d)
Pleasant
10.
She offered a feeble excuse for her late work and they could tell that she wasn’t telling the truth.
What does feeble mean?
What does feeble mean?
a)
Weak
b)
Good
c)
Strong
d)
Believable
11.
The continents are slowly drifting apart. Since they are not stationary, North and South America will one day separate entirely.
What does stationary mean?
What does stationary mean?
a)
Paper to write letters with
b)
Staying in one place
c)
Land
d)
Melting quickly
12.
The fifty pound pumpkin was gargantuan in size.
What does gargantuan mean?
What does gargantuan mean?
a)
Small
b)
Large
c)
Average
d)
Colorful
13.
The garrulous boy rambled on continuously as he told his mother about his day at school.
What does garrulous mean?
What does garrulous mean?
a)
Quiet
b)
Secretive
c)
talkative
d)
Exhausted
14.
The mummies of Egypt are very old, and well-preserved. So people think the Egyptians had special ways of embalming. Actually, it was the dry air that helped them preserve the dead.
What does embalming mean?
What does embalming mean?
a)
Making pyrmaids
b)
Keeping dead things alive
c)
Keeping bodies from decaying or falling apart
d)
Keeping dead things dead
15.
What do you call a word that has the opposite meaning of another word?
a)
Explanation
b)
Synonym
c)
Antonym
d)
Homonym
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