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CONTEXT CLUES

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do you call a word that has the opposite meaning of another word?

a)

Explanation

b)

Synonym

c)

Antonym

d)

Homonym

2.

What do you call a word that has the same or similar meaning of another word?

a)

antonym

b)

homonym

c)

restatement

d)

synonym

3.

If you have trouble understanding a word in a passage or sentence of a story, you may want to read previous words or the end of the sentence to determine what the word means. What is this strategy known as?

a)

text messaging

b)

context clues

c)

content origins

d)

scanning

4.

What type of context clue?

I got in trouble for not telling the truth last night and Mom REVOKED all my privileges. For example, I can't hang out with my friends until next week!

a)

An Explanation or an Example is given

b)

Antonym - a word that has an opposite meaning

c)

Synonym - a word that has a similar meaning

d)

Inference - you have to put clues together

5.

What type of context clue?

Sometimes studying for math tests feels FUTILE, or useless, because my scores don't seem to get better.

a)

An Explanation or an Example is given

b)

Antonym - a word that has an opposite meaning

c)

Synonym - a word that has a similar meaning

d)

Inference - you have to put clues together

6.

What type of context clue?

Unlike my BOISTEROUS older brother, I always wake up exhausted in the morning.

a)

An Explanation or an Example is given

b)

Antonym - a word that has an opposite meaning

c)

Synonym - a word that has a similar meaning

d)

Inference - you have to put clues together

7.

A context clue that explains the word's meaning is a ___________ context clue.

a)

Inference

b)

Synonym

c)

Example

d)

Definition

8.

What type of context clue is underlined in the following sentence?


Celestial bodies, such as the sun, moon, and stars are part of our solar system.

a)

definition

b)

antonym

c)

example

d)

inference

9.

When he didn’t understand the instructions, the student asked the teacher to clarify them.

a)

remove

b)

explain

c)

call

d)

stop

10.

Based on the context clues in the passage below, eliminate means ________________.


Please eliminate the blank lines between the pictures. They were not supposed to be there.

a)

Color

b)

Find

c)

Add

d)

Delete