Context Clues and Synonyms Challenge

The video tutorial by Mrs. OH focuses on using context clues, particularly synonyms, to understand unfamiliar words. It explains what context clues are and provides examples of synonyms like 'laugh' and 'giggle'. The tutorial includes a practice session using a poem to identify synonyms and understand words like 'wacky', 'wicked', and 'yucky'. The video emphasizes the importance of looking for context clues in sentences to deduce meanings.

What are context clues primarily used for?

• To understand unfamiliar words

• To confuse the reader

• To decorate the text

• To provide synonyms

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What is a synonym?

• A word in a different language

• A word with the opposite meaning

• A newly invented word

• A word with a similar meaning

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Which of the following is not a purpose of context clues?

• To help understand difficult words

• To enhance comprehension

• To provide synonyms for words

• To make the text longer

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Which of the following pairs are synonyms?

• Laugh and Cry

• Confusing and Clear

• Fix and Break

• Destroyed and Ruined

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How can synonyms be identified in a text?

• By counting the number of letters

• By checking the font style

• By finding words with similar meanings

• By looking for punctuation marks

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What does 'superb' mean based on the context provided?

• Terrible

• Average

• Excellent

• Poor

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In the context of the poem, what does 'wacky' most closely mean?

• Serious

• Crazy

• Boring

• Sad

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What synonym is used in the poem to describe 'wicked'?

• Pleasant

• Joyful

• Mean

• Kind

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Which word helps to understand 'yucky' in the poem?

• Tasty

• Sweet

• Gross

• Delicious

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What should you look for around an unfamiliar word to find its meaning?

• Images

• Synonyms

• Numbers

• Graphs

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