Context Clues

1. What type of context clue is provided in this sentence?

  Sam took her time in writing in cursive elegantly, slowly writing the arcs and loops stylishly.

What context clue will help you define the underlined word?

         As his phone rang in class, Kyle looked at his teacher with trepidation,   afraid that it might get confiscated.

What kind of word is the underlined word?

  His haircut caught the attention of the prefect, it was used as an example for others to follow.

What kind of word is the underlined word?

  Whenever we go on a vacation, I always enjoy eating brunch with my   family.

What is the root word of the underlined word?

  Stan waited impatiently for his order to arrive.

• impatient

• patient

• patiently

• impate

Read the short paragraph and answer the question that follows.

Despite all her protests, Louise joined her brother last weekend to go diving. As she swam a school of differently colored fish passed right by her. She also saw a turtle swimming nearby. The coral reefs were also amazing to look at. She was gob smacked at the sight. Next weekend, she plans to go diving again and is prepared to be astounded once more.

What does gob smacked mean?

Answer explanation

What does gob smacked mean?

To be gob smacked means to be astounded, amazed, or greatly surpised.

Read the short paragraph and answer the question that follows.

Despite all her protests, Louise joined her brother last weekend to go diving. As she swam a school of differently colored fish passed right by her. She also saw a turtle swimming nearby. The coral reefs were also amazing to look at. She was gob smacked at the sight. Next weekend, she plans to go diving again and is prepared to be astounded once more.

What clue/s did you find?

Answer explanation

What clue/s did you find?

The paragraph talks about all the amazing things she saw while diving. The last sentence also used the word astounded.

Read the short paragraph and answer the question that follows.

Despite all her protests, Louise joined her brother last weekend to go diving. As she swam a school of differently colored fish passed right by her. She also saw a turtle swimming nearby. The coral reefs were also amazing to look at. She was gob smacked at the sight. Next weekend, she plans to go diving again and is prepared to be astounded once more.

What type of context clue was it?

Answer explanation

What type of context clue was it?

The context clue in the last sentence is a synonym of the given word.

Read the text below and match the word with the context clue.

  Butterfly eggs are very small. The female butterfly lays her eggs on leaves or stems of plants that the young will feed on.

  The larva or caterpillar hatches from the eggs. Caterpillars have huge appetites and feed almost constantly.

  The caterpillar attaches itself to a twig and the exoskeleton, which is the rigid covering of invertebrate animals, splits to reveal the chrysalis. The chrysalis (or pupa) hangs down from the twig. Inside, the body of the caterpillar is transforming into the butterfly.

   Once the metamorphosis is complete, the chrysalis casing splits, and the adult butterfly emerges.

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• Caterpillar

• Exoskeleton

• The rigid covering of invertebrate animals.

• Metamorphosis

• Transforming into a butterfly

• Larva

• Pupa

• Chrysalis

Why is recognizing context clues important in understanding a text?