Antonyms as Context Clues

Antonyms as Context Clues

5th Grade

25 Qs

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Antonyms as Context Clues

Antonyms as Context Clues

Assessment

Quiz

English

5th Grade

Hard

CCSS
L.4.4A, L.4.5C, L.5.4A

+2

Standards-aligned

Created by

Sarah Williams

FREE Resource

25 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Read the following sentence:
The program purchased private lands and converted them into wildlife habitats and public parks.
Which word means the opposite of private?

public

converted

purchased

habitats

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

All the while, Bill kept his seat. He pressed his knees into the sides of his stormy steed, gripped the rope in one hand, and held on to his hat with the other.
Choose a pair of words from the list below that show antonyms for gripped.
*held                    *climbed
*pressed                *scrambled
*released                  *grasped
*repelled

scrambled, released

repelled, grasped

held, climbed

repelled, released

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which word is the best antonym for thick?

thin

heavy

fat

young

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which word is the best antonym for early?

very

way

now

late

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

Which phrase from paragraph 1 best serves as an antonym context clue for the word refined?

weeding his garden

who loved numbers

let his hair run wild

sold his horse

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Comparing something opposite is using what type of clues?

Antonyms

Synonyms

Examples

Definitions

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which word is the best antonym for similar?

present

different

important

secret

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

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