Context Clues & Decoding

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English
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4th Grade
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Whitney Mackay
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Context clues are...
Clues or hints that readers use to find the meaning of a word he/she does not know
not useful to the reader unless they are writing an essay
the message or lesson a story teaches
the supporting details of a central idea
Tags
CCSS.L.4.6
CCSS.RI.3.4
CCSS.RI.4.4
CCSS.W.4.2D
CCSS.W.5.2D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When using context clues, be sure to look at:
examples
pictures
definitions
all of the above
Tags
CCSS.L.3.4A
CCSS.L.4.4A
CCSS.L.4.5C
CCSS.L.5.4A
CCSS.L.5.5C
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Sometimes authors use _______ to make sure readers understand what they are talking about in their text.
Antonyms
Synonyms
Oxymorons
Hyperboles
Tags
CCSS.L.3.4A
CCSS.L.4.4A
CCSS.L.4.5C
CCSS.L.5.4A
CCSS.L.5.5C
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Authors sometimes use ______ or words that have the opposite meaning to help readers understand the meaning of a word used in the text.
Antonyms
Synonyms
Oxymorons
Hyperboles
Tags
CCSS.L.3.4A
CCSS.L.4.4A
CCSS.L.4.5C
CCSS.L.5.4A
CCSS.L.5.5C
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
This is an example of using what type of context clue: I moved swiftly to catch the falling vase, but I was not fast enough. In this sentence, the author uses the word fast as a ____ for the word swiftly because they have the same meaning.
Noun
Antonym
Synonym
Theme
Tags
CCSS.L.3.4A
CCSS.L.4.4A
CCSS.L.4.5C
CCSS.L.5.4A
CCSS.L.5.5C
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
This is an example of using what type of context clue: We want to move out of our small house and into a more spacious house. Small is an _____ of the word spacious. This shows the word spacious means big.
Preposition
Antonym
Synonym
Verb
Tags
CCSS.L.3.4A
CCSS.L.4.4A
CCSS.L.4.5C
CCSS.L.5.4A
CCSS.L.5.5C
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Authors will sometimes use ___ to help clarify what a word means or a specific way something is used.
Examples
Sentences
Pictures
None of the above
Tags
CCSS.L.2.4E
CCSS.L.3.4D
CCSS.L.6.4C
CCSS.L.7.4C
CCSS.L.8.4C
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