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Context Clues

Quiz by James Powell

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  • Q1
    One strategy to determine the meaning of an unfamiliar word is to look for .....
    simles
    synonyms
    homonyms
    metaphors
    30s
  • Q2
    One strategy to determine the meaning of an unfamiliar word is to look for .....
    a hyperbole
    a superconductor
    a paradox
    an antonym
    30s
  • Q3
    One strategy to determine the meaning of an unfamiliar word is to look for .....
    claymations
    explanations
    situations
    stratgories
    30s
  • Q4
    One strategy to determine the meaning of an unfamiliar word is to look for .....
    a definition
    a counterfeit
    a suspicion
    a twitterpation
    30s
  • Q5
    What does the word alter mean in the following sentence? Grandpa didn't know that Suzie was coming along on the fishing trip, and now he had to alter his plans.
    intensify
    explain
    distort
    change
    60s
  • Q6
    What does the word melodramatic mean in the following sentence? When Kiki got a tiny cut on her pinky finger, she got all melodramatic and began sobbing and demanding a doctor.
    hotheaded and angry
    silly and goofy
    demanding and rude
    exaggerated and emotional
    60s
  • Q7
    What does the word remorse mean in the following sentence? As Tommy walked home with the money from the church he had stolen in his pocket, powerful feelings of remorse bubbled in his stomach.
    stomach acid
    acid reflux
    indigestion
    regret
    60s
  • Q8
    Some people hunt for lost coins on beaches using an apparatus called a metal detector. It has a long stem that ends in a circular part called a search head, which hovers just over the ground. When it passes over metal, it makes a sound. Using context clues, what is the meaning of the word apparatus?
    machine
    shovel
    service
    process
    60s
  • Q9
    Our new alarm system will wake up the entire neighborhood if an intruder gets in the house. An intruder is someone who intrudes. To INTRUDE is to
    wear your shoes on the wrong feet.
    paint or repair old building.
    make a lot of noise to disrupt the quiet in an area
    go where you are not wanted or don't belong
    60s
  • Q10
    When they heard the good news about the court's decision, the angry crowd cheered and then began to disperse. "It looks like everyone is going home," one reporter stated. Which would be the opposite of "disperse"?
    grow apart
    come together
    laugh
    protest
    60s
  • Q11
    In the following sentence what does the word forewarn mean? I tried to forewarn the driver about the strips of tire in the road.
    to make room for
    to attach securely
    to alter or change
    to warn in advance
    60s
  • Q12
    Choose the word with the same meaning as the capitalized word. Use context clues to help you. The TRANQUILITY of the park soothed Sara. It was so quiet that she fell asleep.
    sleepiness
    fondness
    peacefulness
    excitement
    60s
  • Q13
    Choose the word with the same meaning as the capitalized word. Use context clues to help you. The ARTIFICIAL flowers looked real to me. I was surprised when I found that they smelled like plastic.
    red
    long
    fake
    colorful
    60s
  • Q14
    Choose the word with the same meaning as the capitalized word. Use context clues to help you. Whenever my brother loses his toys, he becomes FRETFUL. He thinks he will never be able to find them.
    cheerful
    patient
    tired
    worried
    60s

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