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Context Clues

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What context clue uses lists?

a)

explanation

b)

examples

c)

synonyms

d)

antonyms

2.

What context clue uses similar words?

a)

explanation

b)

examples

c)

synonyms

d)

antonyms

3.

What context clue uses opposite words?

a)

explanation

b)

examples

c)

synonyms

d)

antonyms

4.

What context clue uses details or describes?

a)

explanation

b)

examples

c)

synonyms

d)

antonyms

5.

My little brother is gaunt—just so thin and bony

a)

synonym

b)

antonym

c)

explanation

d)

example

6.

Although some students are aloof, others pay attention to everything.

a)

synonym

b)

antonym

c)

explanation

d)

example

7.

Commercial vehicles, such as trucks, buses, and taxis with paid drivers, can all be found on the road.

a)

synonym

b)

antonym

c)

explanation

d)

example

8.

My friend was so forlorn when her dog died that she cried for a week.

a)

synonym

b)

antonym

c)

explanation

d)

example

9.

The man used to be very lax with the rules but now he follows all the laws.

a)

synonym

b)

antonym

c)

explanation

d)

example

10.

She was so erratic that she would be in a great mood one minute and crying the next. You never could predict the way she’d act.

a)

synonym

b)

antonym

c)

explanation

d)

example

11.

The brawl, or fight, on the playground got both kids sent to the principal.

a)

synonym

b)

antonym

c)

explanation

d)

example

12.

What does the underlined word mean: My little brother is gaunt—just so thin and bony

a)

brother

b)

little

c)

bony and thin

d)

microscopic

13.

What does the underlined word mean: She was so erratic that she would be in a great mood one minute and crying the next. You never could predict the way she’d act.

a)

great mood

b)

crying

c)

unpredictable

d)

act or behave

14.

What does the underlined word mean: The brawl, or fight, on the playground got both kids sent to the principal.

a)

fight

b)

playground

c)

synonym

d)

sent to the principal

15.

Find the meaning of the underlined word: Although some students are aloof, others pay attention to everything.

a)

unfocused or not paying attention

b)

antonym

c)

pay attention

d)

students

16.

Find the meaning of the underlined word: Unlike my parents, who love classical music, I loath it.

a)

hate

b)

love

c)

unlike, different

d)

parents or adults

17.

Find the meaning of the underlined word:

Piscatorial creatures, such as flounder, salmon, and trout, live in the coldest parts of the ocean.

a)

flounder or trout

b)

animals

c)

fish

d)

mammals

18.

Find the meaning of the underlined word: The rotund baby panda bear looked chubby and round.

a)

chubby and fat

b)

baby or infant

c)

panda

d)

view or looked at

19.

Find the meaning of the underlined word: Mr. Johnson owned a haberdashery where he sold men’s suits, shirts, and ties.

a)

fancy suits and dresses

b)

a place where men's clothing is sold

c)

seamstress

d)

a mall

20.

Find the meaning of the underlined word: Unlike her grandmother, who was very generous to her, Sarah’s parents were misers who never bought her anything.

a)

cheap, saved every penny

b)

rich and wealthy

c)

generous

d)

purchased