Context Clues for Definitions Practice
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5th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Sally hopes her new boss is affable. Her old boss was very cold and grouchy, and it was impossible to talk to him.
female
friendly and polite
unfriendly and impolite
having many years of experience
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.4
CCSS.RI.5.4
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
It was night and the storm was raging. The big ship was tossed like a cork in the ocean. When the captain noticed that they were almost ashore, he saw a lighthouse, shining its beacon in the middle of the darkness. The captain steered the ship away from the rocks and guided it safely to land.
What does the word beacon mean?
a light as a signal or warning
a radio transmitter for a ship or aircraft
a roadside sign
Tags
CCSS.L.2.4E
CCSS.L.3.4D
CCSS.L.6.4C
CCSS.L.7.4C
CCSS.L.8.4C
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Telling what a word means within the sentence is an example of what type of context clue?
Antonym
Synonym
Example
Definition
Tags
CCSS.L.5.5C
CCSS.L.4.4A
CCSS.L.4.5C
CCSS.L.5.4A
CCSS.L.6.4A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What type of context clues use similar words to help with the meaning of an unknown word?
Antonyms
Synonyms
Examples
HDefinitions
Tags
CCSS.L.5.5C
CCSS.L.4.4A
CCSS.L.4.5C
CCSS.L.5.4A
CCSS.L.6.4A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Tonya was relaxing with a magazine when her father walked in, looking perturbed and sounding annoyed, too. What words give you clues to the meaning of perturbed?
can you help me
her father walked in
sounding annoyed, too
relaxing with a magazine
Tags
CCSS.L.5.5C
CCSS.L.4.4A
CCSS.L.4.5C
CCSS.L.5.4A
CCSS.L.6.4A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The thief evaded the police by hiding behind a dumpster. Evaded means...
surrendered to
escaped from
Tags
CCSS.L.5.5C
CCSS.L.4.4A
CCSS.L.4.5C
CCSS.L.5.4A
CCSS.L.6.4A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Tristin couldn’t see the school building; it was SHROUDED by smoke and dust.” What does the word SHROUDED mean?
Covered
ruined
bounced
invisible
Tags
CCSS.L.4.6
CCSS.L.5.6
CCSS.L.6.2B
CCSS.L.6.6
CCSS.L.7.2B
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