WorksheetsContext Clues: Compare, Contrast, and Cause-Effect
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 7mins
When reading, good readers use ____ to figure out the meaning of difficult or unfamiliar words.
a guessing system
context clues
imaginary clues
Some types of context clues in text include the following:
Compare
Good Guesses
Cause and Effect
Contrast
Context Clues are hints and clues in the text that contain _____ to indicate the relationship between the word and its meaning.
signal words
bolded words
unfamiliar words
obvious words
Some signal words that show a "comparing" relationship include:
like
similar
or
as
Some signal words that show a "contrasting" relationship include:
however
on the other hand
but
although
Some signal words that show a "cause and effect" relationship include:
because
as a result
so
like
What is the signal word in the following sentence? - Their apartment had been covered with travel guides full of cultural information ever since Mrs. Gorski’s sister and her husband had relocated to Argentina six months ago.
been
of
since
What does the bolded word in following sentence mean? - Their apartment had been covered with travel guides full of cultural information ever since Mrs. Gorski’s sister and her husband had relocated to Argentina six months ago.
to move from one place to another
to return from somewhere
to revisit a location one has been at before
What is the signal word in the following sentence? - “We speak Spanish, but I really need to be multilingual."
but
need
be
What is the meaning of the bolded word in the following sentence? - “We speak Spanish, but I really need to be multilingual.”
to speak Spanish and English
to speak the language spoken in Argentina
to speak other languages, and not only Spanish
What is the signal word in the following sentence? - As he was complimenting the food, Paul felt his bleak mood improving.
as
felt
improving
What is the meaning of the bolded word in the following sentence? - As he was complimenting the food, Paul felt his bleak mood improving.
happy
excited
unhappy
