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Context Clues Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. Our baseball team's pitcher has a few eccentric habits, such as throwing exactly thirteen warm-up pitches and never wearing socks.

a)

normal

b)

strange

c)

messy

2.

2. After the heavy rains, the stream became murky; in fact, the water was so cloudy you couldn't see the bottom.

a)

cloudy

b)

clear

c)

bottomless

3.

3. The debris on the stadium floor included numerous paper cups, ticket stubs, and cigarette butts.

a)

paper

b)

products

c)

trash

4.

Cody rummaged through his backpack to find his homework, but couldn’t find it, so he searched one more time before giving up.

a)

fell

b)

went through (go through)

c)

broke

5.

What type of context clues is used in this sentence: I'm looking for a unique gift for my boyfriend; he appreciates unusual things.

a)

synonym

b)

antonym

c)

words in a series

6.

Nathan’s father said the map was simple, but when Juan looked at it, he saw it was actually quite complex.

a)

weird

b)

slow

c)

difficult

7.

The artificial roses looked as fake as if they had been made by a child.

a)

fake

b)

small

c)

tall

8.

What is the definition clue in this sentence?


Everyone experiences some misfortune, or bad luck, at one time or another.

(a)  

9.

I was trying to hold back my smile when I realized my cleverness. I had outwitted my opponent in the game.

a)

outsmarted

b)

outdone

c)

beat

10.

Their descent off the mountain was much easier than climbing up had been.

a)

climb down

b)

flight up

c)

jog up