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WorksheetsSTUDY SKILLS 9 Exam Review Part 3
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 17mins
What is the definition of context clues?
Clues that are provided by the surrounding text to help understand the meaning of an unknown word.
Clues that are found in the index or glossary of a text.
Clues that are based on personal experiences and background knowledge.
Clues that are hidden within the text and require critical thinking to identify.
Which word is an antonym for "fragile"?
sturdy
delicate
breakable
weakened
What is the meaning of the word "melancholy" in the sentence,
"She felt a sense of melancholy as she listened to the sad song."?
happiness
excitement
sorrow
anger
When encountering an unfamiliar word, what should you do first to understand its meaning?
Look it up in a dictionary.
Read the entire passage.
Look for context clues.
Guess the meaning.
In the sentence "She was ecstatic, overflowing with joy and happiness," what does the word "ecstatic" mean?
sad
angry
excited
bored
TRUE or FALSE: One way to improve your pronunciation and spelling of words is to increase your understanding of common word parts.
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE or FALSE: A prefix is a word part added to the ending of a word.
TRUE
FALSE
It refers to the history of a word.
(a)
It is word that is close in meaning to another word.
(a)
What is the past participle of the verb write?
(a)
The symbol e looks like an upside-down e.
(a)
Words with opposite meanings to the word you have looked up is called (a) .
What is the past tense of the verb steal?
(a)
What is the plural form of the noun passer-by?
(a)
What is the plural form of the noun hypothesis?
(a)
TRUE or FALSE: The plural form of the word apology is apologys.
(a)
TRUE or FALSE: There are (5) five syllables in the word rehabilitate.
(a)
TRUE or FALSE: Driven is the past tense of the verb drive.
(a)
TRUE or FALSE: A prefix is a word part added to the beginning of a word.
(a)
TRUE or FALSE: A root is a basic part which prefixes, suffixes, or both are added.
(a)
