Unfamiliar Words Quiz

Read the sentence from paragraph 1 in the passage:

Their shells save them from storms or predators such as starfish, birds, and otters.

What does the author suggest to the reader by using the word predators? Pick two choices.

• Predators can harm some animals.

• Predators need to find shelters from storms.

• An animal's shell helps protect it.

• All predators have skeletons.

• When the animals dies, the shell remains.

Part A: What is the meaning of the word iridescent as it is used in paragraph 4?

• Not letting light through.

• Easy to notice or understand.

• Shining with many varying colors.

• A small amount of something.

Part B: Which phrase from the passage helps the reader understand the meaning of iridescent?

• "Next largest group of mollusks"

• "Have small holes in their shells"

• The inside of an

• "Gleams with different rainbow colors"

Part A: What is the meaning of the word bivalve as it is used in paragraph 5?

• Having a hard outer shell

• Having a shell with two pieces

• Having a soft outer shell

• Having a shell that is all in one piece

Part B: Which two phrase in paragraph 5 best support your answer to Part A?

After univalves, bivalves are the next largest group of mollusks. When a bivalve is alive, the two parts of its shell are hinged. After the animal dies, you may find just one part of the shell lying on the beach.

• After univalves, bivalves are the next largest group of mollusks.

• When a bivalve is alive, the two parts of its shell are hinged.

• After the animal dies, you may find just one part of the shell lying on the beach

Read the sentence from the passage:

The jackknife clam has an appropriate name because it has about the same shape as a closed jackknife.

What does the author tell the reader by using the word appropriate? Pick two choices.

• Bivalves are the largest group of mollusks.

• Jackknife describes the shape of the clam.

• An angel wing is a good name for the clam.

• Jackknife is good name for the clam.

• The clam looks like an open jackknife.

What does the author tell the reader by using the underlined word in the sentence below from paragraph 8? How do the details in the paragraph further develop this idea? Include one or more context clues from the text to support your response.

A peal is an accident.

In this lesson, you learned to use context clues to figure out the meaning of unfamiliar words or phrases. Explain how using context clues deepened your understanding of the text.

Hint: How do context clues help us understand words that we do not know? What do context clues do?