Context
Synonym/Antonym
Inference
Adjective/Adverb
Identify
100
The parts of a written or spoken statement that go before or follow a specific word or passage, usually influencing it’s meaning or effect.
What is context?
100
A word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word.
What is a synonym?
100
Drawing conclusions based on background knowledge and clues from the text.
What is an inference?
100
It describes a noun.
What is an adjective?
100
To establish or indicate who or what (someone or something) is.
What does it mean to identify?
200
Definitions, synonyms, antonyms, and examples are all types of context clues. True or False?
True
200
A word that has the opposite meaning of another word.
What is an antonym?
200
You cannot make inferences about something you're reading unless you have read the ending. True or False?
False
200
It describes or modifies a verb.
What is an adverb?
300
"While James is very outgoing, his older brother is very reclusive." By using antonyms as a context clue, we can figure out the meaning of the word "reclusive." Reclusive most nearly means- A. popular B. athletic C. withdrawn D. hungry
C. withdrawn
300
"Cheerful" and "happy" are examples of... A. synonyms B. antonyms
A. synonyms
300
"Our family raises honeybees. This spring one of our ten hives was destroyed. Recently, a bear was sighted in our neighborhood." After reading, you can infer that... A. the bear destroyed the hive B. the bees swarmed C. a storm destroyed the hive
A. the bear destroyed the hive
300
In the sentence- "The man ran quickly." The word quickly is an example of an... A. adjective B. adverb
A. Adjective
300
Identify the noun in the following sentence- "The bus stopped suddenly." A. stopped B. bus C. suddenly
B. bus
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