Understanding Context Clues and Vocabulary

Understanding Context Clues and Vocabulary

Assessment

Interactive Video

English

6th - 7th Grade

Hard

Created by

Richard Gonzalez

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The video tutorial covers different types of context clues, focusing on contrast and inference clues. It explains how contrast clues use antonyms to help understand unfamiliar words and provides practice exercises. The tutorial also introduces inference clues, which require readers to deduce meanings from context, and includes exercises for practice. The session concludes with a recap of the six types of context clues and encourages students to practice identifying them in texts.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main difference between contrast clues and synonym clues?

Contrast clues use definitions.

Contrast clues use examples.

Contrast clues use words with opposite meanings.

Contrast clues use words with similar meanings.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following words is likely to signal a contrast clue?

Similarly

However

Including

Additionally

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the sentence about 'bizarre', what does the word 'bizarre' mean?

Ordinary

Easy

Odd

Dangerous

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the opposite of 'brief and to the point' in the context of the word 'verbose'?

Argumentative

Wordy

Short

Clear

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of context clue requires you to deduce the meaning of a word without explicit hints?

Example Clue

Inference Clue

Synonym Clue

Definition Clue

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the example with 'guzzle pop', what is the likely meaning of 'guzzle pop'?

A type of clothing

A type of food

A type of drink

A type of game

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the word 'rectified' mean in the context of correcting a mistake?

Ignored

Corrected

Predicted

Remembered

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