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