Main Idea and
Supporting Details
Context Clues A
Context Clues B
Context Clues C
Context Clues D
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Some dinosaurs were huge. An adult Tyrannosaurus Rex grew to be 40 feet long, and 15-20 feet tall. Full grown T-Rex dinosaurs weighed over 5 tons. The main idea of this paragraph is... A. The T-Rex dinosaur was huge. B. What a T-Rex liked to eat. C. A T-Rex could run fast. D. A T-Rex weighed 5 tons.
What is the T-Rex dinosaur was huge?
100
Sometimes context clues are written as_________, meaning the sentence includes words that mean the same thing as the difficult word in the sentence. A. antonyms B. steps C. synonyms D. syllables
What is synonyms?
100
Context clues may be found _________ a difficult word.
What is around or near?
100
Sometimes context clues are written as_________, meaning the sentence includes words that mean the opposite of the difficult word in the sentence. A. paragraphs B. antonyms C. synonyms D. books
What is antonyms?
100
Sometimes context clues include a (n)________, which means the difficult word is explained right in the sentence or the sentences nearby. A. picture B. number C. dictionary D. explanation
What is an explanation?
200
Neil Armstrong was the first person to walk on the moon. He walked on the moon on July 20, 1969. Neil Armstrong walked on the moon for about two hours. The main idea of this passage is A. Neil Armstrong went to the moon. B. Neil Armstrong was an astronaut. C. Neil Armstrong was afraid of the dark. D. Neil Armstrong walked on the moon.
What is Neil Armstrong walked on the moon?
200
Patrick likes to exaggerate, or overstate the truth, when talking to his friends. The word exaggerate means A. laugh B. tell the truth C. overstate the truth D. joke
What is overstate the truth?
200
Jane felt euphoric after winning the championship game. I have never seen her so excited. The word euphoric means A. happy B. sad C. tired D. exhausted
What is happy?
200
Context clues are _____________ that the author gives to help define a difficult word. A. titles B. hints C. books D. colors
What is hints?
200
A context clue might be in the same sentence, the sentence__________, or the sentence after the difficult word. A. only B. title C. before D. heading
What is before?
300
Lunch is available for students to buy at school every day. Student lunches cost $2.00. A lunch menu will be sent home with each student every Friday. The main idea of this paragraph is school lunches are available at school. Choose a detail that supports this main idea. A. Student can buy lunch at school everyday. B. I don't like the school lunches. C. Lunch costs $2.00. D. Students can buy an extra item for $0.25 more.
What is students can buy an extra item for $0.25 more?
300
The smell of the trash was loathsome. It was the most horrific thing I ever did smell. The word loathsome means A. disgusting B. nice C. wet D. cold
What is disgusting?
300
My brother was reluctant to go first, but I was willing to step to the head of the line. After looking at the context clues, the word reluctant means A. ignored B. be excited about C. eager D. unwilling
What is unwilling?
300
Sharon was contented with her prize, but I was unsatisfied with mine. The word contented means A. liked B. enjoyed C. satisfied D. loved
What is satisfied?
300
In Science class we learned that precipitation, like rain or snow, falls from the clouds in the sky. The word precipitation means? A. weather B. clouds C. a form water that falls from the clouds D. sunshine
What is a form of water that falls from the clouds?
400
If the main idea of a paragraph is that kids can lose their baby teeth starting at the age of 5, what would be a detail that would support this main idea? A. My Grandpa has false teeth. B. My younger sister lost her first tooth this morning. C. Children can start losing their baby teeth when they are 5. D. I like my dentist's office.
What is my younger sister lost her first tooth this morning?
400
Since Chris anticipated his cat's next move, he was able to catch him before he ran out the door. The word anticipated means A. was scared about B. listened to C. expected, was ready for D. had no clue about
What is expected, was ready for?
400
That guy must be extremely affluent. He is driving an expensive sports car and lives in a huge mansion on the golf course. The word affluent means A. nice B. wealthy C. poor D. scared
What is wealthy?
400
Because humans are warm-blooded and have hair, they are mammals. The word mammal means A. a pint of blood B. apiece of hair C. creatures with hair and warm blood D. sharks
What is creatures with hair and warm blood?
400
Henry thought the coin he found was ancient, but it actually was made only one year ago. The word ancient means A. new B. old C. shiny D. worthless
What is old?
500
I have a pet bird named Gonzo. He likes to eat seeds, nuts, and fruit. His favorite fruits are strawberries and bananas. Gonzo also enjoys eating bread. The main idea of this paragraph is A. I have a pet bird named Gonzo. B. Gonzo has feathers. C. My pet bird likes to eat a variety of things. D. I have a pet.
What is my pet bird likes to eat a variety of things?
500
The money was burning a hole in his pocket; he couldn't wait to spend it. The phrase "the money was burning a hole in his pocket" means A. His pants were burning. B. He had a hole in his pocket. C. He couldn't wait to spend his money. D. He had no pockets.
What is he couldn't wait to spend his money?
500
Helen had a plethora of choices in the candy store. There were too many items to choose from. The word plethora means A. not many B. colorful C. too many D. sweet
What is too many?
500
I thought my dog would detest the new puppy, but she actually loves having the new puppy around. After looking at the context clues, the word detest means A. enjoy C. like B. hate D. be pleased
What is hate?
500
Timmy turned around to eat his snack and was befuddled. He was sure he had put his snack on the counter and wondered why it wasn't there now. The word befuddled means A. hungry C. scared B. mad D. confused
What is confused?
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