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Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What do you call a word that has the opposite meaning of another word?
a)
Explanation
b)
Synonym
c)
Antonym
d)
Homonym
2.
What do you call a word that has the same or similar meaning of another word?
a)
antonym
b)
synonym
c)
homonym
d)
restatement
3.
What type of context clue provides the reader with an example of the unknown word within the sentence or the surrounding sentences?
a)
antonym
b)
example
c)
definition
d)
restatement
4.
What type of context clue gives you the meaning of the unknown word in the same sentence or in one of the surrounding sentences?
a)
antonym
b)
synonym
c)
example
d)
definition
5.
What type of context clue is it when the writer provides clues within the sentence and surrounding sentences WITHOUT explaining it?
a)
synonym
b)
antonym
c)
example
d)
inference
6.
When you are reading and come to an unknown word, what should you do first?
a)
Look for clues in the sentence
b)
Ask your teacher
c)
Look it up in the dictionary
d)
Skip it
7.
Based on the context clues in the sentence below, ecstatic means:
They were ecstatic at the birth of their baby. They couldn't stop smiling for days.
They were ecstatic at the birth of their baby. They couldn't stop smiling for days.
a)
Nervous
b)
Discouraged
c)
Exciting
d)
Relieved
8.
Based on the context clues in the passage below, eliminate means ________________.
Please eliminate the blank lines between the pictures. They were not supposed to be there.
Please eliminate the blank lines between the pictures. They were not supposed to be there.
a)
Color
b)
Add
c)
Find
d)
Delete
9.
Based on context clues in the passage below, migrate means _____________.
Many Northern birds migrate for the winter. They return in the spring.
Many Northern birds migrate for the winter. They return in the spring.
a)
Lay eggs
b)
Eat
c)
Move away
d)
Sing
10.
Read the passage below. Which word or words best helps you understand the meaning of the word obedient?
The obedient child always followed her mother's requests. That night, she brushed her teeth, folded her clothes, and went to bed before her mother had to come in and remind her.
The obedient child always followed her mother's requests. That night, she brushed her teeth, folded her clothes, and went to bed before her mother had to come in and remind her.
a)
Followed her mother's requests
b)
Folded her clothes
c)
Brushed her teeth
d)
That night
11.
Read the passage below. Which word or words help you understand the meaning of the word transportation in this sentence?
On Thursday afternoon, what kind of transportation will you use, a car or train?
On Thursday afternoon, what kind of transportation will you use, a car or train?
a)
Use
b)
Car or train
c)
Afternoon
d)
Thursday
12.
Based on context clues in the passage below, truncated means ______________.
I was upset that the ebook file was truncated because I couldn't find out how the story ended.
I was upset that the ebook file was truncated because I couldn't find out how the story ended.
a)
Finished
b)
Cut short
c)
Boring
d)
Too long
13.
Based on context clues in the passage below, trifle means ______________.
Her cat was dying, and she worried about a trifle like her torn dress!
Her cat was dying, and she worried about a trifle like her torn dress!
a)
Little
b)
Giant
c)
Everything
d)
Hopeful
14.
It has been an extremely brutal summer with very hot temperatures.
What does brutal mean?
What does brutal mean?
a)
Harsh
b)
Windy
c)
Gentle
d)
Pleasant
15.
She offered a feeble excuse for her late work and they could tell that she wasn’t telling the truth.
What does feeble mean?
What does feeble mean?
a)
Weak
b)
Good
c)
Strong
d)
Believable
16.
The continents are slowly drifting apart. Since they are not stationary, North and South America will one day separate entirely.
What does stationary mean?
What does stationary mean?
a)
Paper to write letters with
b)
Staying in one place
c)
Land
d)
Melting quickly
17.
The fifty pound pumpkin was gargantuan in size.
What does gargantuan mean?
What does gargantuan mean?
a)
Small
b)
Large
c)
Average
d)
Colorful
18.
The garrulous boy rambled on continuously as he told his mother about his day at school.
What does garrulous mean?
What does garrulous mean?
a)
Quiet
b)
Secretive
c)
talkative
d)
Exhausted
19.
The mummies of Egypt are very old. So people think the Egyptians had special ways of embalming. Actually, it was the dry air that helped them preserve the dead.
What does embalming mean?
What does embalming mean?
a)
Making pyrmaids
b)
Keeping dead things alive
c)
Keeping bodies from decaying or falling apart
d)
Keeping dead things dead
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