Identify Types of Context Clues
Authored by Candice Armstrong
English
9th - 12th Grade
CCSS covered
Used 9+ times
AI Actions
Add similar questions
Adjust reading levels
Convert to real-world scenario
Translate activity
More...
Content View
Student View
10 questions
Show all answers
1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
His emaciation, that is, his skeleton-like appearance, was frightening to see.
Definition
Examples
Similarity
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.L.9-10.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Piscatorial creatures, such as flounder, salmon, and trout, live in the coldest parts of the ocean.
Appositive
Examples
Similarity
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When the light brightens, the pupils of the eyes contract; however, when it grows darker, they dilate.
Similarity
Contrast
Examples
Appositive
Definition
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The dudeen – a short-stemmed clay pipe – is found in Irish folk tales.
Appositive
Examples
Similarity
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the course of man’s evolution, certain organs have atrophied. The appendix, for example, has wasted away from disuse.
Examples
Contrast
Similarity
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Fluoroscopy, examination with a fluoroscope, has become a common practice.
Definition
Appositive
Examples
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The mountain pass was a tortuous road, winding and twisting like a snake around the trees of the mountainside.
Example
Appositive
Similarity
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
Access all questions and much more by creating a free account
Create resources
Host any resource
Get auto-graded reports
Continue with Google
Continue with Email
Continue with Classlink
Continue with Clever
or continue with
Microsoft
%20(1).png)
Apple
Others
Already have an account?
