Context Clues
As the summer sun sent scattered rays through the maple and oak leaves overhead, the young deer stood frozen, making it almost impossible for the hikers to see her.
In the above passage, the word “frozen” means _______.
a. very cold
b. visible
c. not moving
d. not melted
c. not moving
Where is a prefix located?
a. At the beginning of a word
b. At the end of a word
c. In the middle of a word
d. At both the beginning and end of a word
a. At the beginning of a word
In what point of view does the narrator use pronouns such as 'I' and 'me?'
answer choices
a. First Person
b. Second Person
c. Third Person Omniscient
d. Third Person Limited
a. First Person
Which word means to retell the main idea of a story?
a. cause
b. summarize
c. effect
d. theme
b. summarize
African elephants have larger ears than Asian elephants.
a. Fact
b. Opinion
a. Fact
Each of these are ways to use context clues to find the meaning of a word EXCEPT:
a. Look for synonyms.
b. Look for a definition of the word in the sentence.
c. Look for an example of the word in the sentence.
d. Sound out the word.
d. Sound out the word.
Where is a suffix located?
a. At the beginning of a word
b. At the end of a word
c. In the middle of a word
d. At both the beginning and end of a word
b. At the end of a word
In what point of view does the narrator have unlimited knowledge and can describe every character’s thoughts and interpret their behaviors?
a. Second Person
b. First Person
c. Third Person Objective
d. Third Person Omniscient
d. Third Person Omniscient
Every morning when I get up I eat breakfast, brush my teeth, comb my hair, get dressed and make my bed. After that, it is my job to feed the dog in the morning. Then, I can read or play until it is time to walk to school.
The main topic of this passage is:
a. What time I eat breakfast
b. How my brother helps me get ready for school
c. My morning activities
d. Riding the bus to school
c. My morning activities
No one suspected that Jerry was a spy. On the surface he behaved like any normal citizen. When his covert activity was discovered and announced to the world, we were all shocked.
What is a synonym for covert?
a. friendly
b. helpful
c. loud
d. hidden
d. hidden
Speaking rudely to the judges was rash behavior. You really hurt your chances of winning!
In the above context, what does “rash” mean?
a. an itchy skin condition.
b. funny.
c. trying to hide or disguise a piece of cheese.
d. with little thought or consideration.
d. with little thought or consideration.
If you wanted to say someone is not helpful, which word would you use?
a. inhelpful
b. imhelpful
c. dishelpful
d. unhelpful
d. unhelpful
Identify the point of view: Amy sprinted as fast as she could with her neighbor’s dog running right behind her. Amy was terrified of him, and thought that he would bite her. In reality, the dog just wanted to play, and thought of Amy as a friend.
a. First Person
b. Third person omniscient
c. Third Person Limited
d. Second Person
b. Third person omniscient
Jill has a cat named Whiskers. Whiskers stays indoors even on a nice sunny day. We leave the door open, but Whiskers still hides inside. We know Whiskers would like to go outside but we do not know why the cat stays indoors. Whiskers will get to the door that goes outside, but she will not go through the door.
What is the main idea of the paragraph?
a. Jill has a cat named Whiskers.
b. Whiskers stays indoors.
c. Whiskers is afraid of doors.
d. Jill loves her cat.
c. Whiskers is afraid of doors.
“I am going to rescind the permission I gave you to use my toys!” T. J. announced angrily. “I thought you would take good care of them, but I was wrong!”
What is a synonym of rescind?
a. repeat
b. celebrate
c. continue
d. cancel
d. cancel
If you don't curtail your spending, you'll be broke in no time at all!
Which word is a synonym of "curtail"?
a. reduce
b. follow
c. behind
d. buy
a. reduce
Which of these prefixes means AGAIN?
a. un
b. dis
c. im
d. re
d. re
Identify the Point of View: Make sure to wash your hands before forming the batter into different shapes. Germs can spread easily, especially when cooking, and it is important to stay clean and healthy.
a. Third Person Limited
b. Third Person Omniscient
c. Third Person Objective
d. Second Person
d. Second Person
When a person decides to get a dog, he or she has many kinds to choose from. As a rule, short-haired dogs are best for cities. Beagles, Boston Terriers, and Dachshunds make good city pets. Great Danes are short-haired, too. However, they are too big for city living. It is hard in a city to give them all the exercise they need. Setters, Springer Spaniels, and Collies are especially good as country dogs.
What is the main idea of this passage?
a. Dogs are good pets.
b. Some dogs are better than others for city life.
c. There are many kinds of dogs.
d. Short-haired dogs are better for cities
b. Some dogs are better than others for city life.
When Josh got home, his mom asked him how his math test went. Josh's eyes widened and his face turned bright. A small smile formed as he started to talk to his mom.
What can you infer how Josh did on his math test?
a. Josh failed the test.
b. Josh does not know his grade.
c. Josh did excellent on the test.
d. Josh skipped the test.
c. Josh did excellent on the test.
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”?
a. come together
b. smile
c. fly like a bird
d. sing
a. come together
What is the new meaning of "hope" when the suffix -less is added to create the word hopeless?
a. one who hopes
b. full of hope
c. without hope
d. in a hoping way
c. without hope
Identify the point of view: Mark got in the car and turned on the engine as his cellphone rang. "I'm on my way right now," he said to Mary.
a. Third Person Limited
b. Second Person
c. Third person objective
d. First Person
c. Third person objective
The fairground was busy with kids and their families having a good time. There was laughter and screams of delight. Kids were smiling and skipping along the paths around the fairground rides. The kids raised their hands in joy as the rides went up and down.
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
a. Fairgrounds are busy places.
b. Fairgrounds have lots of rides.
c. Fairgrounds are fun for families.
d. You can skip at the fairground.
c. Fairgrounds are fun for families.
Max was baking some cookies, but then he got an important phone call. He returned a few minutes later to a smoke filled kitchen. What inference can you make?
a. The oven has turned off.
b. Max forgot about the cookies and they are burning.
c. A candle was blown out in the kitchen.
d. The cookies are cooling on the baking pan.
b. Max forgot about the cookies and they are burning.