Foreshadowing and Context Clues

What is foreshadowing?

• An author's use of hints or clues to what will happen later
• A literary device comparing two unlike things
• A reference to an event that happened in the past
• A simile or metaphor that predicts the future

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Read the following passage carefully. Which sentence foreshadows that the wedding will not go as planned?
Joe and Jill had been planning their wedding for months. In the weeks leading up the big day, they had checked the weather forecast obsessively to see if they would be able to get married in Jill's mother's rose garden or if they would have to move the ceremony indoors. All the forecasts said the weather would be sunny and warm, perfect for an outdoor ceremony. On the morning of the event, while Jill and her bridesmaids got ready, Joe and his groomsman set up tables and chairs in the garden. They decorated each table with a crisp white tablecloth and a vase of flowers. As they headed inside to change into their tuxedos, one of the groomsman noticed a dark cloud far off in the distance. 

• All the forecasts said the weather would be sunny and warm, perfect for an outdoor ceremony.
• As they headed inside to change into their tuxedos, one of the groomsman noticed a dark cloud far off in the distance. 
• On the morning of the event, while Jill and her bridesmaids got ready, Joe and his groomsman set up tables and chairs in the garden. 
• They decorated each table with a crisp white tablecloth and a vase of flowers.

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Re-read this sentence from the previous passage and find the word that could best replace the word "obsessively."
In the weeks leading up the big day, they had checked the weather forecast obsessively to see if they would be able to get married in Jill's mother's rose garden or if they would have to move the ceremony indoors.

• happily
• quickly
• repeatedly
• uselessly

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Read the following passage and determine which excerpt best foreshadows the ending.
When Mr. Goodenwell saw his baby boy Vince for the first time, he swore that he'd do anything to protect the little guy. This was easy at first, when all Vince did was lie in a pillow and drink milk. But as little Vince grew bigger, he started walking. And once he started walking, he got into everything. He was becoming a serious threat to himself when Mr. Goodenwell, making good on his vow to protect his son, went to the store and bought $150 worth of equipment to childproof his home. He put covers on the outlets, bumpers on the table corners, and a sliding lock on the toilet lid. But right as Mr. Goodenwell was adjusting the covers on the door knobs, Vince pulled the cap off an outlet and choked on it. Mr. Goodenwell found him just in time. 

• But as little Vince grew bigger, he started walking.
• He put covers on the outlets, bumpers on the table corners, and a sliding lock on the toilet lid.
• He was becoming a serious threat to himself.
• This was easy at first, when all Vince did was lie in a pillow and drink milk.

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Which word or phrase below could best replace the word in red?
John was so hungry that he consumed the cranberry muffin and went back for a donut.

• ate
• bought
• saved
• threw away

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Which option offers the best possible definition for the word in red.
Piscatorial creatures, such as flounder, salmon, and trout, live in the coldest parts of the ocean. 

• biological
• of or relating to the sea
• of or relating to fish
• warm-blooded

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Which word below is the best synonym for the word in red?
The children were as different as day and night. He was a lively conversationalist, but she was reserved and taciturn. 

• loud
• outgoing
• quiet
• talkative

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Which word below is the best synonym for the word in red?
There is a large demand all over the United States for plants indigenous to the desert. Many people in Arizona have made a good business of growing and selling cacti and other local plants. 

• alien
• foreign
• native
• necessary

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