CONTEXT CLUE (Definition and Exemplification)

Choose the meaning that best defines the underlined word.

1. My peers Mark, Joe, and Zion were seen studying hard for this test.

• danger

• friends

• hole

• important

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

We need to bring the essentials such as Toothpaste, toothbrush, and soap.

• pretty

• blank

• important

• hole

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

An expressionless look is also called a vacant look.

• blank

• friends

• danger

• hole

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

A burrow is a tunnel made by animals.

• square

• danger

• vacant

• hole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

The customer was enraged, showing intense anger.

• intense customer

• intense anger

• intense show

• intense love

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

What context clue is used in the following sentence?

Pedagogical institutions, including high schools, kindergartens, and colleges, need community support.

• exemplification

• definition

• synonym

• antonym

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

What context clue is used in the following sentence?

Mary got a scholarship, a grant or prize to pay for school, after winning a contest.

• exemplification

• definition

• synonym

• antonym

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

What context clue is used in the following sentence?

The tribesmen are nomads, people who go from place to place looking for food.

• exemplification

• definition

• synonym

• antonym

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

Today, I woke up very exhausted in the morning. 

• Happy
• Hungry
• Tired
• Bored

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The teacher was appalled, or disgusted, by the honey covered homework the student turned in. What does appalled mean?

• pleased

• surprised

• frustrated

• disgusted

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4