
Context Clues
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6th - 8th Grade
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Mia Rodriguez
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TEKS and Objectives
Student Expectation - R.2B: Determine word meaning by using context.
Given activities and assignments that feature context clues, students will be able to utilize context clues in order to justify their assumptions for meanings of different words with accurate answer choices of 100%.
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What are context clues?
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Context Clues are defined as clues found in a sentence (or around a sentence) that help a reader to identify an unknown word.
Context Clues
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Multiple Choice
When Kiki got a tiny cut on her pinky finger, she got all melodramatic and began sobbing and demanding a doctor.
Which definition best matches the word melodramatic?
The state of being exaggeratedly (theatrically) dramatic.
When an actor is good at acting.
Acting selfishly or crudely.
The state of being intensely irritated or frustrated.
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Multiple Choice
Max was sick of the quarreling, bickering, and fighting between his two best friends.
Which definition best matches the word quarreling?
A profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
To alight or rest upon a perch.
An angry dispute or altercation.
A battle or combat.
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Open Ended
After finding crumbs all over Ben's bed, Mom concluded that the dog ate the cookies.
Your Turn: Define the word concluded by using your context clues.
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Alex thought that Ken's theories about their substitute teacher being an alien were absurd.
Your Turn: Define the word absurd by using your context clues.
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Choose one of the following: elegant, melancholy, transparent, dreadful, eager, humble, mutter.
Using one of the words from above, create a sentence that utilizes context clues in order to explain the meaning of the word. (Refer to IDEAS chart for help)
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