Context Clues
In the sentence: : "In the abandoned house, a pervasive silence settled over every room."
What does pervasive mean?
A. Loud and distracting
B. Spreading throughout
C. Brief and sudden
D. Fading away
What is (B) Spreading throughout?
The central idea of a text is --
A. A detail that appears in the beginning only
B. A message hidden in the illustrations
C. The main point the author develops across the entire text
D. A fun fact the narrator shares
What is (C) The main point the author develops across the entire text?
A flashback is used in a story to--
A. Reveal important past events that shape a character
B. Show future predictions
C. Display dialogue
D. Explain the setting
What is (A) Reveal important past events that shape a character?
What is the BEST example of text evidence?
A. A detail quoted directly from the passage
B. What I think happened
C. What I wish happened
D. What another student said
What is (A) A detail quoted directly from the passage?
"Fear tightened around him like a vice."
This is an example of --
A. Hyperbole
B. Idiom
C. Simile
D. Metaphor
What is (C) Simile?
Which type of context clues is used?
"Lena was meticulous in her work -- she checked every detail twice before turning it in."
A. Example
B. Contrast
C. Definition
D. Cause and Effect
What is (A) Example?
A passage discusses a student balancing chores, homework, and caring for siblings, emphasizing time pressure.
What is the BEST central idea?
A. The student loves helping their family
B. Many students struggle with overwhelming responsibilities
C. Chores are boring
D. Schoolwork is too easy
What is (B) Many students struggle with overwhelming responsibilities?
How does a shift in setting MOST often affect a story?
A. It changes the point of view
B. It creates new conflicts or mood
C. It reveals the story's theme
D. It shortens the plot
What is (B) It creates new conflicts or mood?
A character says, "I'm fine," but the text notes their trembling hands and tear-filled eyes.
What can you infer?
A. They are happy
B. They are trying to hide their emotions
C. They are tired
D. They are hungry
What is (B) They are trying to hide their emotions?
What effect does personification have in a text?
A. It makes objects seem alive to create imagery or emotion
B. It shortens description
C. It confuses the reader
D. It makes the text persuasive
What is (A) It makes objects seem alive to create imagery or emotion?
What is the BEST meaning of begrudgingly in this sentence?
"He begrudgingly agreed to help, dragging his feet and avoiding eye contact."
A. Happily
B. Without caring
C. With hesitiation or resentment
D. With excitement
What is (C) With hesitation or resentment?
Which detail MOST strongly supports the central idea that "technology can isolate people"?
A. A character recieving a new phone
B. A character scrolling alone during dinner
C. A character taking photos of friends
D. A character texting their grandma
What is (B) A character scrolling alone during dinner?
A text shows two characters responding differently to the same problem.
What does this MOST likely reveal?
A. The theme is unclear
B. The characters are unimportant
C. Character traits influence decisions
D. The author is confused
What is (C) Character traits influence decisions?
Which evidence BEST supports the inference that a character is dishonest?
A. He often whispers to his friends
B. He avoids eye contact when speaking
C. He changes his story whenever someone questions him
D. He is quiet in class
What is (C) He changes his story whenever someone questions him?
Which sentence contains an extended metaphor?
A. Her voice was music to his ears
B. Life is a journey, with every choice marking a new path
C. She ran like lightning
D. The leaves danced in the wind
What is (B) Life is a journey, with every choice marking a new path?
Which sentence BEST reveals the meaning of "elusive"?
A. The fox darted through the trees where no one could follow.
B. The fox was red.
C. The fox lived in the den.
D. The fox was hungry.
What is (A) The fox darted through the trees where no one could follow?
(Requires inference from behavior, not explicit clue)
A passage describes students arguing about how to divide group work, failing to communicate, and turning in and incomplete project.
What central idea does this BEST support?
A. Group projects should be banned
B. Effective communication is essential to teamwork
C. Teachers assign too much work
D. Projects don't teach anything
What is (B) Effective communcation is essential to teamwork?
Which sentence bets helps the reader determine that the author is using a problem-and-solution text structure?
A. "Explorers traveled across the region for decades, keeping detailed records of their observations."
B. "Heavy flooding destroyed several farms, so engineers designed new drainage systems to protect the community."
C. "First, the reiver freezes in early winter; next thick layers of ice form by January."
D. "The mountain range stretches across three states and contains some of the tallest peaks in the country."
What is (B) "Heavy flooding destroyed several farms, so engineers designed new drainage systems to protect the community."?
Which inference can be made?
"Emma reread the instructions, erased her work twice, and whispered, 'This has to be perfect'".
A. Emma is careless
B. Emma is confident
C. Emma is a perfectionist
D. Emma doesn't like writing
What is (C) Emma is a perfectionist?
What type of figurative language is this?
"The classroom swallowed the students in its echoing silence."
A. Simile
B. Alliteration
C. Personification
D. Hyperbole
What is (C) Personification?
"It became inevitable that the team would lose after their best player was injured."
The word inevitable means --
A. Kind of possible
B. Unavoidable
C. Annoying
D. Very surprising
What is (B) Unavoidable?
A text explains how a river become polluted over decades due to factory waste, careless dumping, and lack of regulation.
What is the BEST central idea?
A. Factories are useful
B. Rivers are big
C. Environmental damage happens gradually and requires responsiblity to fix.
D. People like visiting rivers
What is (C) Environmental damage happens gradually and requires responsiblity to fix?
A text begins with a mysterious event, then slowly fills in background information through character memories.
What element is the author using to develop tension?
A. Exposition
B. Flashback
C. Dialogue
D. Foreshadowing
What is (D) Foreshadowing?
(Students must infer technique from description)
Which evidence BEST supports the inference that a storm is approaching?
A. The dog is barking
B. The air feels warmer
C. The sky darkens, the wind to pick up, and lightning flashes in the distance
D. The grass is wet
What is (C) The sky darkens, the wind to pick up, and lightning flashes in the distance?
What is the primary impact of figurative language on tone?
A. It reveals the author's attitude by shaping mood and imagery
B. It makes the text shorter
C. It removes all literal meaning
C. It adds punctuation variety
What is (A) It reveals the author's attitude by shaping mood and imagery?