Test over Context Clues

What type of context clues use similar words to help with the meaning of an unknown word?

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Comparing something opposite is using what types of clues?

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Telling what a word means within the sentence is an example of what type of context clue?

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Which type of context clue uses the following signal words: is are, is called, means, or?

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What type of context clue uses the following signal words: also, as, like, same, similarly, too?

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What type of context clue uses the following signal words: such as, for instance, like, including?

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What type of context clue uses the following signal words: but, however, unlike, although?

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Mr. James wants us to be prompt in the mornings, not late. What type of context clue is used?

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The new museum has been heralded as the best museum in Atlanta. What is the meaning of the underlined word?

• to be heard

• to be announced

• to make a recording

• to only be watched while eating popcorn

Night is the time when animals forage, or search, for food. What type of context clue is used?

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