Context Clues and Inferring

What should you do if you see a word you don't know?

• Look for clues in the sentences around it. 🔎

• Guess and pray. 🙏

• Skip it. 🤷

• Throw the whole test away. 🗑️

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

After weeks of avoiding him, Annie finally found the courage to tell David that she wasn’t interested in him; and even though David was heart broken, he appreciated her candor. What does candor mean?

• lying

• procrastination

• positivity

• honesty

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

A perfect fusillade of knocks reverberated through the house...

She knew who was behind it when a fusillade of rocks came flying towards her.

• fire

• outburst

• harmony

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

…and a minute or two afterward the old woman came silently and apathetically beside him.

Not caring who the mayor would be, the woman cast her vote apathetically.

• unemotionally

• interestingly

• knowingly

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Context clues can be found around the word in the surrounding:

• sentence

• paragraph

• phrase

• all of the above

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Closer to home, you can find superfoods in your garden or local store. Think "crisp and crunchy". Cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, and kale detoxify harmful substances. As a result, they may help to prevent some forms of cancer. These veggies also are low in calories and have lots of vitamins A, C, and K.

What does the word detoxify mean in this paragraph?

• to move in a wide circle

• to chew food slowly

• to make a difficult decision

• to remove bad effects

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

As the students generated ideas for solving the problem, Mr. Smith wrote them on the board so they would not be forgotten.

What does the word generated mean?

• came up with

• discussed

• discovered

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

“I’m afraid it’ll turn you into a mean, avaricious man, and we shall have to disown you.

The avaricious women climbed over each other trying to grab the merchandise for themselves.

• greedy

• eager

• cheap

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

...as he squared his broad shoulders in the chair and spoke of wild scenes and doughty deeds; of wars and plagues and strange peoples.

The doughty soldier glanced up, saw the enemy approaching, and lurched forward, prepared for battle.

• boring

• unusual

• brave

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

His father, smiling shamefacedly at his own credulity, held up the talisman...

The sick boy’s mother was full of credulity, knowing fiercely that the medicine would work.

• belief

• ignorance

• foolishness

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4