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Reading Comprehension - Context Clues
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1
Which
word
means:
The place where a plant or animal naturally lives or grows.
Adapt
Native
Habitat
Home
2
Match the
word
with its definition: The Tortoise kept going slowly but
steadily
in the race.
Most quickly
Lasting or continuing for a long period of time consistently
To move past someone by moving faster than them
Agree
3
Which
word
matches the bolded word? Cold rain fell all day, making it a
dismal
Saturday.
gloomy
fun
red
shining
4
True or False: The
main
idea can also not be stated in the paragraph or passage.
False
True
5
Choose the correct prefix:
Amy is wearing a red sock and a blue sock. His socks are ___matched?
mis: means wrong
pre: means before
re: means again
6
What word(s) means:
Hints that an author gives to help define a difficult or unusual word.
Textual Evidence
Figurative Language
Literary Devices
Context Clues
7
Which
word
means:
To search for food or supplies.
Prey
Forage
Possess
Native
8
Which
word
means:
Containing salt.
Aquatic
Dissolve
Reduce
Salinity
9
Choose the correct prefix:
I like to go to the movies early. I don't want to miss the ___views.
pre: means before
mis: means wrong
re: means again
10
Which
word
means:
An animal or plant found naturally in a given place.
Prey
Predator
Forage
Native
11
Choose the correct prefix:
Jason won the spelling bee when Georgia ___spelled "embarrassing."
pre: means before
re: means again
mis: means wrong
12
Choose the correct prefix:
Sam didn't like his bed by the door so he ___arranged his furniture.
pre: means before
mis: means wrong
re: means again
13
"Context Clues"
can also be pictures or illustrations.
True
False
14
Which
word
means:
To continue without changing.
Habitat
Reduce
Maintain
Adapt
15
Main Idea:
What should you ask yourself if the main idea is not stated?
What did I not learn from this story?
What was this story about?
What was this story mostly about?
What did I learn from this story?
16
Choose the correct prefix:
My brother isn't old enough for K-garten, so he'll attend ___school.
pre: means before
mis: means wrong
re: means again
17
Choose the correct prefix:
You must ___heat the oven before you put the cookies in.
pre: means before
mis: means wrong
re: means again
18
"Context Clues"
help you to figure out...
Main Idea
Theme
Unfamiliar Word(s)
All of the above
19
Match the
word
with its definition: His behavior in class was totally
ridiculous
and childish.
Serious
Being made to laugh or smile.
Extremely silly or unreasonable.
To move past someone by moving faster than them.
20
Which
word
means:
To change something so that it's easy to live in a place or situation.
Dissolve
Habitat
Adapt
Reduce
21
Every year, the Price's perform the same
ritual
of singing Christmas carols at Christmas Eve.
A feeling of appreciation.
To join together to do or achieve something.
A formal ceremony/series of acts that's performed the same.
To move from one area to another.
22
Context Clues
: The English
governess
who came to teach her to read and write disliked her.
Teacher
Lawyer
Accountant
Nurse
23
Which
word
matches the bolded word? The
impudent
boy was rude to the policeman?
carefully
poor
handsome
bold
24
True or False: The
main idea
can sometimes be found in the first sentence of a paragraph.
True
False
25
Which
word
means:
Living or found in or near water.
Adapt
Aquatic
Maintain
Habitat
26
"Context Clues"
can also be found in word parts such as prefixes, suffixes and root words.
False
True
27
Which
word
means:
To mix a liquid with another liquid and it becomes part of a liquid.
Adapt
Dissolve
Maintain
Aquatic
28
"Context Clues"
can also be thought of as...
clues
humor
Both A&B
hints
29
Which
word
means:
To make something smaller in size, amount, or number.
Reduce
Maintain
Adapt
Possess
30
Match the
word
to the definition: "Do you ever get anywhere?" he asked with a
mocking
laugh.
Criticizing and laughing at someone
Extremely silly or unreasonable
Agreed
Being made to laugh or smile
31
Main Idea: The
main idea
of the story is usually not discussed through out the story.
False
True
32
Match the
word
with its definition: The Hare was
amused
at the idea of racing a Tortoise.
Agreed
Being made to laugh or smile.
Extremely silly or unreasonable.
Most quickly
33
True or False: A
main idea
that is not stated is called an
"unstated main idea"
.
True
False
34
Match the
word
with its definition: The boy ran his
swiftest
to beat all the other sprinters.
Most quickly
Agreed
Criticizing and laughing at someone
Extremely silly or unreasonable
35
Which
word
matches the bolded word? Each student was
allotted
two tickets to the dance.
allowed
taken
fed
joyful
36
True or False: When the
main idea
is stated it's called a
"stated main idea"
.
True
False
37
Context Clues
: By the time she was 6 years old she was as
tyrannical
and selfish a little pig.
Bossy
Sick
Ugly
Friendly
38
Which
word
means:
To hunt, catch, and eat another animal.
Prey
Native
Predator
Omnivores
39
Which
word
means:
The food and drink usually consumed by a person or animal.
Forage
Possess
Diet
Native
40
Which
word
matches the bolded word? The mood was
somber
at the funeral of the former president.
serious
plenty
shyly
41
True or False: You should take one fact stated in the passage as the
main idea
.
True
False
42
Which
word
means:
An animal that hunts other animals for food.
Predator
Native
Omnivores
Prey
43
Choose the correct prefix:
Whenever Fiona ___behaves, she doesn't get to have dessert.
re: means again
pre: means before
mis: means wrong
44
Which
word
means:
An animal that lives on a diet of both plant and animal food.
Forage
Prey
Predator
Omnivores
45
Context Clues
: When Mary's baby was born she handed her over to the
Ayah
.
Lawyer
Teacher
Actor
Nurse
46
Choose the correct prefix:
The sun ___appeared from behind the clouds. Now it's warm again.
mis: means wrong
pre: means before
re: means again
47
Which
word
means:
To own or have.
Predator
Prey
Diet
Possess
48
Match the
word
to its definition: My mom
consented
to baking a dozen cookies for the carnival.
Being made to laugh or smile
Lasting or continuing for a long period of time.
Most quickly
Agreed
49
What type of
Context Clue
lets the reader figure out a words meaning from the info in the text.
A repeat context clue
A word-part context clue
A contrast contact clue
A general or common sense clue
50
Match the
word
with its definition: The Hare could not
overtake
the Tortoise in the race.
Most quickly
Agreed
Lasting or continuing for a long period of time.
To move past someone by moving faster than them.
51
True or False: The
main idea
can be found in the last line of the paragraph.
True
False
52
Which
word
matches the bolded word? The lost campers
sweltered
in the heat of the desert sun.
burned
slept
ate
sunbathed
