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WorksheetsContext Clues
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Context Clues help you with which reading skill?
a)
Vocabulary
b)
Fluency
c)
Comprehenion
d)
Phonics
2.
What is one example of a context clue?
a)
Synonyms and Antonyms
b)
Examples
c)
Explanation/Definition
d)
All of the above
3.
What does a context clue help you find?
a)
A summary of the passage
b)
The main idea of the sentence
c)
The problem in the story
d)
The meaning of an unknown word
4.
She turned her biggest foe into her best friend.
a)
lesson
b)
shoe
c)
enemy
d)
cousin
5.
The man walked down the long corridor in the dark building.
a)
hall
b)
fan
c)
table
d)
driveway
6.
Jack is approximately 9 years old.
a)
carefully
b)
about
c)
hopefully
d)
heavily
7.
My sister’s eyes resemble our mother’s eyes.
a)
run like
b)
feel like
c)
look like
d)
jump like
8.
The stars were brilliant in the clear night sky.
a)
dim
b)
walking
c)
bright
d)
smart
9.
Our class has a strategy for raising money for our class party.
a)
guess
b)
hope
c)
door
d)
plan
10.
Joanne’s mother came up to the school to get the cell phone the teacher had confiscated.
a)
taken
b)
sold
c)
lost
d)
broken
11.
If a wolf refuses to help its pack hunt, it becomes an outcast and must go on alone.
a)
outsider
b)
leader
c)
magician
d)
helper
12.
After the bird escaped, Chris tried to coax it back into the cage with treats.
a)
kill
b)
persuade
c)
push
d)
heal
13.
Since it was a school day, Denise thought it was peculiar that she saw no children on the street during her drive to work.
a)
funny
b)
exciting
c)
strange
d)
humiliating
14.
Dad had no need for the broken air conditioner, so he discarded it on the corner by the trash.
a)
sold
b)
stole
c)
doubled
d)
got rid of
15.
Because he had such good friends and family, Malcolm considered himself fortunate.
a)
simple
b)
blessed
c)
unhappy
d)
smart
16.
On the way to her room after just having been grounded, Tammy murmured something under her breath.
a)
mumbled
b)
shouted
c)
questioned
d)
scolded
17.
The rays from the rising sun shined splendidly through our kitchen window.
a)
scarily
b)
wonderfully
c)
happily
d)
boldly
18.
Cassie took her time when she wrote in cursive, slowly making each word out of an elegant series of arcs and loops.
a)
beautiful
b)
ugly
c)
sweaty
d)
jumbled
19.
Alvin went to the museum every Saturday because he was so fascinated by art.
a)
jugded
b)
scared
c)
interested
d)
hurt
20.
Even though John had a good job and a nice family, he yearned for more.
a)
earned
b)
wanted
c)
bought
d)
stole
21.
Since professional athletes have to stay in peak physical shape, most athletes seldom eat junk food.
a)
rarely
b)
often
c)
sometimes
d)
easily
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