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Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
What type of context clues use similar words to help with the meaning of an unknown word?
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This is an example of which type of context clue?
Which type of context clue is used?
Which type of context clue is being used?
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What does the word DEPENDABLE mean?
Using the opposite meaning of a word to figure out an unknown word. Which context clue do you use?
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Using added words such as in a series (1, 2, and 3) to make an unknown word more clear. Which context clue strategy do you use?
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Using your schema plus evidence from the text to figure out a word you do not know. Which context clue strategy is used?
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Which type of context clue is being used?
The long hike up the mountain was grueling.
fun
pretty
hard
loud
Ms. Evans was elated because our class was respectful and responsible.
mad
tired
happy
hungry
Choose the sentence that uses the underlined word in the same way.
The ending of this story doesn't make any sense.
Wanda lost her SENSE of smell while she had a cold.
The birds could SENSE that there was a cat nearby.
There was no SENSE to Tom's money-making scheme.
Aunt Harriet has a great SENSE of humor.
Nina wrote her cousin a NOTE.
Please NOTE Dan's address.
I cannot sing the top NOTE of that song.
There was a NOTE of despair in the man's voice.
This NOTE goes into that envelope.
If you park your car on the _______, it might roll all the way down.
slope
driveway
level
sidewalk
The robber tried to __________ the scene of the crime, but the police managed to catch him.
select
conceal
organize
flee
Typewriters became obsolete with the development of personal computers.
popular
out-dated
careful
round
