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Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which type of context clue gives a direct meaning or explanation of an unknown word?
antonym
defintion
example
synonym
Which type of context clue gives a word with a same meaning to help show the unknown word's meaning?
antonym
defintion
example
synonym
Which type of context clue gives a word with an opposite meaning to help show the unknown word's meaning?
antonym
defintion
example
synonym
Which type of context clue gives a list of examples to help show the unknown word's meaning?
antonym
defintion
example
synonym
John was so hungry, he did not leave a single particle of the muffin on the plate.
What is the meaning of the word particle?
hungry
crumb
blueberry
clean
Joanne's mother came up to school to get the cell phone that the principal confiscated. What is the meaning of the word confiscated?
returned
bought
took away
used
After the hamster escaped, Chris tried to coax it back into its cage with a treat. What is the meaning of the word coax?
escape
rodent
carrot
lure
After the American Revolution, the Continental Congress established a national currency based on the dollar in 1785. What is the meaning of the word currency?
money used in a country
goods used to trade
something modern or up to date
an idea accepted by many people
After the American Revolution, the Continental Congress established a national currency based on the dollar in 1785. Which clue from the sentence helps define the word currency?
1785
American Revolution
based on the dollar
Continental Congress
A commodity is a product or raw material offered as payment for another thing. Cows, sheep, or other kinds of animals were bartered for what a person wanted. Furs, beads, grain, giant stones, or salt were also exchanged. What is a commodity?
animals
a product used as payment for something
person who trades
an exchange/ the action of trading
