WorksheetsInferring the meaning of Unknown Words
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 7mins
What kind of language may we see in a text?
Figurative language
Tricky Words
Figurative language, Phrases and Tricky words
None of the above
How do we infer the meanings of unknown words?
use context clues
Use Word Parts and a dictionary
Use the Word in a sentence
Use all of the skills to access your background knowledge
All of the above
What is the tone of a text?
The author's attitude
The reader's attitude
The Main Idea
What is the Tone? The evil and vicious criminal stole the cookies.
Happy - good
Negative - suspicious
bad
none of the above
How does the word vicious affect the meaning of the sentence. The evil and Vicious criminal stole the cookies.
This means that the criminal is not a good person
This means that the criminal is a good person
neither
What part of the word is underlined in senseless
prefix
root word
suffix
What is the meaning of promptness in the sentence? Jess jumped up, pleased for an excuse to leave the track which he couldn't make work to his dad's satisfaction. His mother seemed not to notice the promptness of his response but went on in a complaining voice, "I don't know what I'd do without Ellie.
late
being on time
neither
What is the meaning of the sentence with the bolded word. His fingers itched to try to draw it on paper. Maybe if he had some proper paints, he could do it. There ought to be a way of making the whale shimmering white against the dark water. P. 43
There would be a way to make the drawing dull and ugly.
There would be a way to make the drawing shiny and soft, and beautiful.
There would be a way to make the drawing dull and shiny.
none of the above
What is the meaning of the word veiled. There the trees grew so thick at the top that the sunshine was veiled.
Showing
Shining
Covered
Ugly
Based on the sentence. What can you infer the word regicide most likely means. "Sure. You probably had some big secret love down in Arlington." "Jess Aarons, I'm going to kill you." "Hey, girl, you kill the king of Terabithia, and you're in trouble." "Regicide," she said proudly. P. 52
Be quiet
To kill a king
To kill a queen
None of the above.
What is the meaning of the following phrase. But whenever possible, he stole a few minutes on Friday just to stand close to her and hear her voice, soft and smooth as suede, assuring him that he was a "neat kid." What is the meaning and tone of the sentence?
She had a rough voice that scared him. This is a negative tone.
She had a scary voice that he did not like. This is a negative tone.
She had a smooth voice that he liked. This is a positive tone.
none of the above
