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Context Clues

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which type of context clue gives a direct meaning or explanation of an unknown word?

a)

antonym

b)

defintion

c)

example

d)

synonym

2.

Which type of context clue gives a word with a same meaning to help show the unknown word's meaning?

a)

antonym

b)

defintion

c)

example

d)

synonym

3.

Which type of context clue gives a word with an opposite meaning to help show the unknown word's meaning?

a)

antonym

b)

defintion

c)

example

d)

synonym

4.

Which type of context clue gives a list of examples to help show the unknown word's meaning?

a)

antonym

b)

defintion

c)

example

d)

synonym

5.

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?

a)

hungry

b)

crumb

c)

blueberry

d)

clean

6.

Joanne's mother came up to school to get the cell phone that the principal confiscated. What is the meaning of the word confiscated?

a)

returned

b)

bought

c)

took away

d)

used

7.

After the hamster escaped, Chris tried to coax it back into its cage with a treat. What is the meaning of the word coax?

a)

escape

b)

rodent

c)

carrot

d)

lure

8.

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?

a)

money used in a country

b)

goods used to trade

c)

something modern or up to date

d)

an idea accepted by many people

9.

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?

a)

1785

b)

American Revolution

c)

based on the dollar

d)

Continental Congress

10.

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?

a)

animals

b)

a product used as payment for something

c)

person who trades

d)

an exchange/ the action of trading