Duplicate of Context Clues 2

Question 1

Context clues are:

Accepted Answer

Hints that help readers understand unfamiliar words or phrases in the text.

Question 2

Jan took one look at the hideous creature and ran away in disgust.

Accepted Answer

very ugly and frightful

Question 3

Inference is:

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Drawing a conclusion or making a deduction based on evidence and reasoning.

Question 4

He snatched the chickens out of the yard and ran off with them.

Accepted Answer

stole

Question 5

The snake slithered across the back porch when my mother chased it with a broom.

Accepted Answer

crawled

Question 6

My father told me it would not be prudent to eat too much candy at one time. Now I am sick .

Accepted Answer

wise

Question 7

Our dog gnawed through the rope, letting him run free from the backyard.

Accepted Answer

chewed

Question 8

She spent days counting buttons, and she did not believe there was a more monotonous task.

Accepted Answer

dull

Question 9

All of the following are types of context clues except:

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Conclusion clues

Question 10

Her mother called again, and she could hear the impatience in her voice downstairs.

Accepted Answer

annoyance

Question 11

Emily's mother sternly told her to finish practicing piano, because she had taken long enough.

Accepted Answer

strictly

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