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Worksheets8th Grade Context Clues
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 37mins
Most of the boys in the class were in a heated argument about which sports team was going to win the Super Bowl, but Kenneth was indifferent. He just wanted to play Fortnite on his Playstation. What does the blue italicized word mean, and what clues in the sentence led you to your definition?
The students of LJP were not happy with the gradual improvement of Covid-19 cases in the city of Atlanta. They wanted to return to school immediately. What does gradual mean in the sentence?
slow
rapid
no improvement
great
After being online for six months, the students grew impatient with the virtual learning experience. What does impatient mean in this sentence?
excited
unable to wait; restless
antsy
unhappy
Tony was bewildered when he saw Mr. Robinson writing letters on the board that were to be added and subtracted. "Aren't letters for reading and writing in ELA class?", Tony asked. How was Tony feeling?
amused
confused
tired
energetic
During the graduation, the students walked down the aisle in a procession. What does procession mean in the sentence?
in a chaotic fashion
skipping
in a coordinated manner
in a somber fashion
Teachers spend countless hours preparing lessons for their students, so they detest when students neglect completing their work. What do the two blue italicized words mean, and what clues in the sentence help you determine their meanings? Please answer in a complete sentence in the space provided below.
After spending an entire day online, students grow weary by the close of the day. What does the italicized word mean?
impatient
energetic
hungry
tired
After dropping his phone in the toilet, KamRon repeatedly pressed and held the power button, but the phone was unresponsive. What does unresponsive mean in the sentence?
not reacting to input
cracked
full of water
overheated
After taking the final exam on inferencing, the students felt as though an enormous burden had been lifted. What can you conclude that the students felt after the exam?
tired
relieved
eager
angry
After Tiko dashed out of the door, Ms. Sutton tried to coax him into the house with a puppy treat. One can infer that Ms. Sutton was trying to:
get the puppy to do what she wants.
get the puppy to eat a treat.
get the puppy to learn obedience.
get the puppy to
The curling iron was so hot, that the young lady singed her hair. What does singe mean in this sentence?
curled
straightened
burned
none of the above
That Darn Science
Read the passage and fill in the blank at the end.
Now, the point not to be overlooked is this: to Darwin and Huxley, as to their remote and uncultured ancestors, the World―the Earth, the Sea, the Sky―is full of wonders and of mysteries, but the wonders are of a higher order. The problems of the thunder and of the rainbow as they presented themselves to the men of a thousand generations ago, have been fully solved: but the questions; what is the veritable nature of electricity, exactly how does it differ from light, are still unanswered. And what are simple problems like these to the questions: what is love; why do we feel a sympathy with this person, an antipathy for that; and others of the sort? Science has made almost infinite advances since pre‐historic man first felt the feeble current of intellectual curiosity amid his awe of the storm; it has still to grow almost infinitely before anything like a complete explanation even of external Nature is achieved.
If something is infinite, it does not (a) .
That Darn Science
Using the same passage from the previous questions, use context clues to answer the italicized statement at the bottom.
Now, the point not to be overlooked is this: to Darwin and Huxley, as to their remote and uncultured ancestors, the World―the Earth, the Sea, the Sky―is full of wonders and of mysteries, but the wonders are of a higher order. The problems of the thunder and of the rainbow as they presented themselves to the men of a thousand generations ago, have been fully solved: but the questions; what is the veritable nature of electricity, exactly how does it differ from light, are still unanswered. And what are simple problems like these to the questions: what is love; why do we feel a sympathy with this person, an antipathy for that; and others of the sort? Science has made almost infinite advances since pre‐historic man first felt the feeble current of intellectual curiosity amid his awe of the storm; it has still to grow almost infinitely before anything like a complete explanation even of external Nature is achieved.
If communications break down amid chaos, they break down:
before the chaos started.
in the midst of chaos.
when the chaos ended.
none of the above.
