Context Clues Practice

What does the word 'alarmed' mean?

• Feeling excited and happy.

• Feeling worried or frightened.

• Feeling calm and relaxed.

• Feeling confused and lost.

What does it mean to make an inference?

• To draw a conclusion based on evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements.

• To state a fact without any interpretation.

• To guess randomly without any basis.

• To summarize information without analysis.

What is the purpose of using context clues?

• To help readers understand the meaning of difficult words without needing a dictionary.

• To provide a summary of the text being read.

• To make reading more enjoyable and entertaining.

• To encourage readers to memorize difficult words.

What is an example of a context clue?

• A synonym or antonym provided in the sentence.

• A detailed description of a character.

• A summary of the entire text.

• A list of unrelated terms.

How can context clues help in reading?

• They provide hints about the meaning of unknown words, making it easier to understand the text.

• They make the text longer and more complex.

• They distract the reader from the main idea.

• They are only useful for advanced readers.

True or False: Context clues can be found in the surrounding text.

• True

• False

• Sometimes

• Rarely

What is a synonym for 'looked'?

• Glimpsed

• Ignored

• Stared

• Gazed

What are context clues?

• Words or phrases in a text that help readers understand the meaning of unfamiliar words.

• Sentences that summarize the main idea of a paragraph.

• Definitions provided at the end of a text.

• Examples that illustrate a concept.

What does the word 'worried' mean?

• Feeling anxious or concerned about something.

• Feeling excited and joyful about an event.

• Feeling indifferent and unconcerned about issues.

• Feeling angry and frustrated with a situation.

True or False: Context clues are only found in fiction texts.

• True

• False

• Only in novels

• Only in poetry