Context Clue Quiz

What is the correct definition of the bolded word?

Detest: Everyone else at the party wanted garbage pizza but Tim because he detested vegetables.

• Cursed

• Hated

• Loved

• Forgot to buy

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What is the correct definition of the bolded word?

Alter: Grandpa didn’t know that Suzie was coming along on the fishing trip, and now he had to alter his plans.

• Change

• Cancel

• Move

• Push

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What is the correct definition of the bolded word?

Remorse: As Tommy walked home with the money from the church he had stolen in his pocket, powerful feelings of remorse bubbled in his stomach.

• Anxiety

• Fear

• Guilt

• Sorrow

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What is the definition of the bolded word?

Inquiry: When the other moms heard about how Charlene had won the baking contest, her email box was flooded with inquiries for her award winning muffin recipe.

• Comments

• Questions

• Congratulations

• Documents

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

What is the definition of the bolded word?

Perch: The children were perched on the edge of the sofa arms, waiting to hop off and land on the next unlucky passerby.

• Sleeping

• Stumbling

• Falling

• Steated

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What is the definition of the bolded word?

Earnest: Jeremiah joked around so much that when he told the others about the accident that had occurred, they didn’t believe that he was being earnest.

• Serious

• Kind

• Hardworking

• Strong

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What is the definition of the bolded word?

Jovial: Unlike Bob, who treated others rudely and kept to himself, Bobby was jovial, friendly, and outgoing.

• Royal

• Sophisticated

• Cheerful

• Quiet

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What is the definition of the bolded word?

Demeanor: My grandma’s demeanor was such that people often thought she was being rude when she was just being honest.

• Outfit

• Behavior

• Anger

• Comments

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is the definition of the bolded word?

Beckoned: The lady decided that it was tea time and so, by jingling a tiny silver bell, she beckoned her servants to attend.

• Signaled

• Yelled for

• Forced

• Ignored

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What is the definition of the bolded word?

Dismal: With the field torn up by the players’ cleats, and the cold rain falling in waves, conditions on the playing field were dismal.

• Calm

• Dirty

• Fantastic

• Dreary

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4