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M.6 (2/2020) Context Clues Assignment

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which sentence can describe "Context Clues" best?

a)

Clues that readers use to find out the theme of the story.

b)

Clues that readers use to find the meaning of unknown words.

c)

Clues that readers use to figure out the setting or scene.

d)

Clues that readers use to figure out the character's names.

2.

After getting caught in the rain, my cousins and I came home drenched.


What does drenched mean?

What is the clue?

a)

drenched means "soak"

clue is "after"

b)

drenched means "dry"

clue is "getting"

c)

drenched means "dangerous"

clue is "and"

d)

drenched means "safe"

clue is "getting"

e)

drenched means "wrong"

clue is "and"

3.

The sixty pound of watermelon looks quite huge for me while the ten pound of watermelon is just small.


What does huge mean?

What is the clue?

a)

huge means "tiny"

clue is "quite"

b)

huge means "large"

clue is "quite"

c)

huge means 'tiny"

clue is "while"

d)

huge means "large"

clue is "while"

e)

huge means "tiny"

clue is "just"

4.

Netflix offers various movies and TV series of many genres such as action, Sci-Fi, romance, comedy, thriller, crime and drama.


What does genres mean?

What is the clue?

a)

genres means "sex"

clue is "Netflix"

b)

genres means "kind of"

clue is "such as"

c)

genres means 'gender"

clue is ",..............,"

d)

genres means "gender"

clue is "example"

e)

genres means "kind of"

clue is ","

5.

The plastic toy seems fragile. Anyway, its quality is tough and strong.


What does fragile mean?

What is the clue?

a)

fragile means "not quality"

clue is ","

b)

fragile means not tough"

clue is "away"

c)

fragile means "not the plastic toy"

clue is ","

d)

fragile means "not though"

clue is "anyway"

e)

fragile means "not strong"

clue is "anyway"

6.

Dan did not enjoy his job as a dishwasher. It was monotonous work because doing the same thing over and over.


What does monotonous mean?

What is the clue?

a)

monotonous means "boring"

clue is "as"

b)

monotonous means "not enjoy"

clue is "over"

c)

monotonous means "boring"

clue is "because"

d)

monotonous means "same"

clue is "as"

e)

monotonous means "not same"

clue is "as"

7.

Several subcommittees ,or many numbers of people chosen from a committee, will be set up to deal with specific environmental issues.


What is the clue?

What type of this context clue?

a)

1.) Clue is "of".

The type of this context clue is "restatement clue".

b)

2.) Clue is ",.................,".

The type of this context clue is "definition clue".

c)

3.) Clue is "or".

The type of this context clue is "restatement".

d)

4. Clue is ",".

The type of this context clue is "definition clue".

e)

Both 2.) and 3.) are correct

8.

Joseph is economical with the truth, in other words, he was lying.


Wha does economical with the truth mean?

(a)  

9.

Since Ashley deferred her vacation, she was able to accomplish more at work first.


What is the clue?

(a)  

10.

Since Ashley deferred her vacation, she was able to accomplish more at work first.


The sentence above is "Cause and Effect Relationship Clue", so what is the "effect"?

(a)  

11.

The shop sells computer parts ; keyboards, screens and disk drives.


What is the clue?

What type of this context clue?

a)

1.) Clue is ";".

The type of this context clue is "comparison and contrast clue".

b)

2.) Clue is ",".

The type of this context clue is "comparison and contrast clue".

c)

3.) Clue is ";".

The type of this context clue is "example clue".

d)

4.) Clue is "-".

The type of this context clue is "example clue".

e)

Both 1.) and 2.) are correct

12.

Glacier National Park is as know as Crown of the Continent ranges from 985 to 3150 meters in elevation and straddles the continental divide in the North American Rocky Mountains


According to the sentence above, what is the meaning of Crown of the Continent ?

(a)  

13.

Whereas typewriters became obsolete with the development of personal computers, iPad is what people use to read news, order products online, watch TV shows ,and send an e-mail as their nominalization.


What is the clue?

What does obsolete mean?

a)

1.) Clue is "as".

obsolete means "old"

b)

2.) Clue is "whereas".

obsolete means "old"

c)

3.) Clue is "as".

obsolete means "normal"

d)

4. Clue is "whereas".

obsolete means "normal"

e)

Both 2.) and 3.) are correct

14.

It is easy to see Pop's disdain for TikTok. When he sees his sister getting dress and dancing like Màe Sitang (แม่สิตางศุ์ บัวทอง), he starts to grumble and leaves the room.


From the sentences, with the underlined word, which sentence can describe best?

a)

Pop feels delighted and will imitate her as a model.

b)

Pop feels nothing special and go to find something else to do.

c)

Pop blames his sister for what does.

d)

Pop dislikes his sister reaction.

e)

Pop gives a compliment but he doesn't say, and leave the room.

15.

Benz hates green beans, and Pond, likewise, does not like the vegetable.


From the underlined clue in the sentence above, what type of this context clue?

a)

definition clue

b)

restatement clue

c)

example clue

d)

comparison and contrast clue

e)

cause and effect relationship clue

16.

What is NOT TRUE about "prefix"?

a)

Prefix is always placed before the stem or root.

b)

Prefix sometimes change part of speech of some words.

c)

Prefix cannot make some words turn to the verbs.

d)

Prefix is mentioned as one of lessons in learning morphology.

17.

Chinese food is bland. In other words, some people said it was tasteless.


What can be the meaning of tasteless?

a)

not sour

b)

not sweet

c)

not salty

d)

not tasty

e)

All are correct.

18.

"In many countries it is ___ legal to keep a gun in your house."


Choose the correct prefix in the blank

a)

im

b)

il

c)

in

d)

ir

19.

Some Thai high school and university students have taken part in pro-democracy demonstration in the second half of 2020.


What does the underlined word mean?

a)

1.) opposing democracy

b)

2.) ceasing democracy

c)

3.) supporting democracy

d)

2.) and 3.) are correct

20.

To be a ____________ man, time management is one of the elements in life.


Which word (as a word with a suffix) is the correct answer in the blank?

a)

success

b)

succeed

c)

successful

d)

successfully