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Reading Comprehension - Context Clues
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1
Match the
word
to the definition: "Do you ever get anywhere?" he asked with a
mocking
laugh.
Criticizing and laughing at someone
Agreed
Being made to laugh or smile
Extremely silly or unreasonable
2
True or False: The
main idea
can sometimes be found in the first sentence of a paragraph.
True
False
3
Which
word
matches the bolded word? Each student was
allotted
two tickets to the dance.
fed
taken
allowed
joyful
4
Which
word
means:
Containing salt.
Reduce
Dissolve
Salinity
Aquatic
5
Which
word
means:
The food and drink usually consumed by a person or animal.
Diet
Possess
Native
Forage
6
Which
word
means:
An animal that lives on a diet of both plant and animal food.
Predator
Forage
Prey
Omnivores
7
What word(s) means:
Hints that an author gives to help define a difficult or unusual word.
Literary Devices
Context Clues
Textual Evidence
Figurative Language
8
True or False: The
main idea
can be found in the last line of the paragraph.
True
False
9
Choose the correct prefix:
Jason won the spelling bee when Georgia ___spelled "embarrassing."
re: means again
pre: means before
mis: means wrong
10
Context Clues
: The English
governess
who came to teach her to read and write disliked her.
Lawyer
Teacher
Nurse
Accountant
11
Which
word
means:
To hunt, catch, and eat another animal.
Prey
Predator
Omnivores
Native
12
Which
word
matches the bolded word? Cold rain fell all day, making it a
dismal
Saturday.
fun
shining
gloomy
red
13
"Context Clues"
can also be pictures or illustrations.
True
False
14
Which
word
means:
To search for food or supplies.
Native
Possess
Forage
Prey
15
Which
word
means:
An animal or plant found naturally in a given place.
Forage
Predator
Native
Prey
16
Context Clues
: When Mary's baby was born she handed her over to the
Ayah
.
Lawyer
Nurse
Actor
Teacher
17
Main Idea: The
main idea
of the story is usually not discussed through out the story.
False
True
18
Which
word
means:
To continue without changing.
Maintain
Adapt
Habitat
Reduce
19
Which
word
means:
To change something so that it's easy to live in a place or situation.
Reduce
Habitat
Dissolve
Adapt
20
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.
21
Choose the correct prefix:
The sun ___appeared from behind the clouds. Now it's warm again.
mis: means wrong
re: means again
pre: means before
22
Which
word
matches the bolded word? The lost campers
sweltered
in the heat of the desert sun.
ate
burned
slept
sunbathed
23
Which
word
means:
To make something smaller in size, amount, or number.
Maintain
Reduce
Adapt
Possess
24
Choose the correct prefix:
Amy is wearing a red sock and a blue sock. His socks are ___matched?
pre: means before
mis: means wrong
re: means again
25
Choose the correct prefix:
You must ___heat the oven before you put the cookies in.
mis: means wrong
pre: means before
re: means again
26
Which
word
means:
To own or have.
Predator
Diet
Prey
Possess
27
Choose the correct prefix:
My brother isn't old enough for K-garten, so he'll attend ___school.
mis: means wrong
pre: means before
re: means again
28
Match the
word
to its definition: My mom
consented
to baking a dozen cookies for the carnival.
Agreed
Being made to laugh or smile
Most quickly
Lasting or continuing for a long period of time.
29
Which
word
means:
An animal that hunts other animals for food.
Predator
Native
Prey
Omnivores
30
Every year, the Price's perform the same
ritual
of singing Christmas carols at Christmas Eve.
A feeling of appreciation.
To move from one area to another.
A formal ceremony/series of acts that's performed the same.
To join together to do or achieve something.
31
Which
word
means:
To mix a liquid with another liquid and it becomes part of a liquid.
Dissolve
Maintain
Adapt
Aquatic
32
Choose the correct prefix:
Sam didn't like his bed by the door so he ___arranged his furniture.
mis: means wrong
re: means again
pre: means before
33
Choose the correct prefix:
Whenever Fiona ___behaves, she doesn't get to have dessert.
pre: means before
mis: means wrong
re: means again
34
Which
word
means:
Living or found in or near water.
Aquatic
Habitat
Adapt
Maintain
35
Choose the correct prefix:
I like to go to the movies early. I don't want to miss the ___views.
re: means again
pre: means before
mis: means wrong
36
"Context Clues"
help you to figure out...
Main Idea
Unfamiliar Word(s)
Theme
All of the above
