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Inferring the meaning of Unknown Words

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 7mins

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Class
Date
1.

What kind of language may we see in a text?

a)

Figurative language

b)

Tricky Words

c)

Figurative language, Phrases and Tricky words

d)

None of the above

2.

How do we infer the meanings of unknown words?

a)

use context clues

b)

Use Word Parts and a dictionary

c)

Use the Word in a sentence

d)

Use all of the skills to access your background knowledge

e)

All of the above

3.

What is the tone of a text?

a)

The author's attitude

b)

The reader's attitude

c)

The Main Idea

4.

What is the Tone? The evil and vicious criminal stole the cookies.

a)

Happy - good

b)

Negative - suspicious

c)

bad

d)

none of the above

5.

How does the word vicious affect the meaning of the sentence. The evil and Vicious criminal stole the cookies.

a)

This means that the criminal is not a good person

b)

This means that the criminal is a good person

c)

neither

6.

What part of the word is underlined in senseless

a)

prefix

b)

root word

c)

suffix

7.

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.

a)

late

b)

being on time

c)

neither

8.

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

a)

There would be a way to make the drawing dull and ugly.

b)

There would be a way to make the drawing shiny and soft, and beautiful.

c)

There would be a way to make the drawing dull and shiny.

d)

none of the above

9.

What is the meaning of the word veiled. There the trees grew so thick at the top that the sunshine was veiled.

a)

Showing

b)

Shining

c)

Covered

d)

Ugly

10.

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

a)

Be quiet

b)

To kill a king

c)

To kill a queen

d)

None of the above.

11.

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?

a)

She had a rough voice that scared him. This is a negative tone.

b)

She had a scary voice that he did not like. This is a negative tone.

c)

She had a smooth voice that he liked. This is a positive tone.

d)

none of the above