Context Clues

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English

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5th - 7th Grade

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Medium

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CCSS

L.7.6, L.4.5, L.1.5D

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Hayley Christner

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Context Clues

Inference Clues

The meaning is not given so you have to use clues in the text
"You don't want to work with Ivan, unless you want to hear him talk about himself non-stop! He is so arrogant.

Definition clues

The meaning of the word is explained in the sentence. These are the BEST!
"Ivan is so arrogant, he thinks he's more important than everyone else around him."

Example clues

An example of the word is given in the sentence or nearby sentences
"Ivan is so arrogant, he is always bragging about how good he is at sports."

Antonym clues

A word with opposite meaning is used in the sentence or nearby sentences
"Ivan is so arrogant. He needs to learn to be humble like his little brother Joe."

Synonym clues

Words with similar meaning are used in or near the sentence
"Ivan is so arrogant, proud, self-centered, and overbearing!"

Multiple Choice

Everyone else at the party wanted mushroom and onion pizza but Tim because he detested vegetables.

Definition

Example

Inference

Antonym

Multiple Choice

Unlike Bob, who treated others rudely and kept to himself, Bobby was jovial, friendly, and outgoing.

Inference

Definition

Synonym

Example

Open Ended

Provide your best definition of the underlined word based on context clues within the sentence:

With the field torn up by the players’ cleats, and the cold rain falling in waves, conditions on the playing field were dismal.

Type response here

Open Ended

Provide your best definition to the underlined word based on context clues in the sentence:

remiah joked around so much that when he told the others about the accident that had occurred, they didn’t believe that he was being earnest.

Type response here

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