Inference and Context Clues Flashcards

1

Which of the following is considered a context clue?

A misspelled word
A semicolon
A synonym
An inference

2

What type of question will ask you to draw conclusions based on the passage you have read?

Inference
Main Idea
Figurative Language
Vocabulary

3

"reading between the lines" is an example of...

Making an inference
Making an introspection
Random guessing
Making an interference

4

In the event of a fire drill, what direction do you go when exiting the room?

Left
Straight
Up
Right

5

Wordsaround a difficult word that mean the opposite or nearly the opposite as theword.

Antonym Context Clue
Appositive Context Clue
Synonym Context Clue
Direct definition Context Clue

6

impressionable, vulnerable

Innate
Sustain
Compound
Susceptible

7

extend duration of...

Innate
Confined
Prolonged
compound

8

Friendly; Sociable

Prolonged
Mechanisms
Aimless
Amiable

9

Words or phrases an author includes to help the reader understand new or difficult words...

Blues Clues
Little hints
Context Clues
Inference

10

Why are inference questions difficult?

The answer is directly stated in the passage.
There are no answers.
They are math problems.
The answer is not directly stated in the passage.

11

the science or study of the effect of time, especially rhythms, on living systems

ChromoBiology
Chronology
Biology
Chronobiology

12

What professions rely on making inferences?

Detective
Teacher
Doctor
All three

13

To deduce means to...

Dedicate
Infer
Decide
Duplicate

14

limited: restricted

Confined
Compound
Innate
Remote

15

complete;makes perfect

Compound
Complement
Confined
Compose

Inference and Context Clues

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Inference and Context Clues

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