Context Clues

"Doctors recommend that everyone exercise every day, particularly those who spend many hours doing SEDENTARY activities like reading, watching television, or playing video games." Which of the following correctly defines the meaning of the word SEDENTARY?

• To engage in physical activity.

• To spend time using minimal brain function.

• To engage in criminal activity.

• To spend much time seated.

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Is the vocabulary word being used correctly in this sentence?

After being in the sun, it’s important to dehydrate your skin with lotions, gels, or creams.

• Yes

• No

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

When there is no dictionary available, the definition of a word can be guessed by looking for...

• Blues Clues

• Contest Rules

• Context Clues

• Metaphors

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Context clues can be found around the word in the surrounding:

• sentence

• paragraph

• phrase

• all of the above

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

In a stagnant housing market, few people buy homes. In the above sentence, the word STAGNANT means:

• not impressionable

• very popular

• not active

• very busy

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Tanner felt remorse after he stole the cookie from the jar.

Which definition best fits the word "remorse"?

• happy

• unbothered

• regret

• anxious

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Stanley tried to determine the meaning of the vocabulary word, but there were so few clues in the sentence all he could do was hopelessly conjecture as to what the word might mean.

• ask

• determine

• guess

• scream

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Unlike his sister Cattie, who had a very calm and mellow disposition, John jumped on couches and ran through the house like an animal kingdom. What does disposition mean?

• nature

• activity

• freedom

• setup

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

After weeks of avoiding him, Annie finally found the courage to tell David that she wasn’t interested in him; and even though David was heart broken, he appreciated her candor. What does candor mean?

• lying

• procrastination

• positivity

• honesty

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

The children in the orphanage might have starved had it not been for the benevolence of the nuns, who sacrificed their own small salaries to provide food for the children.

What does benevolence mean?

• greed

• kindness

• wealth

• poor

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4