Context Clue Trivia

A

100

She turned the biggest foe into her best friend.

What does foe mean? 

a. Enemy

b. Shoes

c. Lesson 

A. Enemy 

What context clues strategy did you use?

200

The hungry bear devoured all the berries in the picnic basket. 

What does devoured mean? 

a. Ate

b. Roared

c. Hid

d. Cooked

A. ate

What context clues strategy did you use?

300

The young boy taunted the puppy by holding a bone in front of the puppy’s nose.

What does taunted mean? 

A. Sneezed

B. Colored

C. Teased

D. Flipped 

C. Teased 

What context clues strategy did you use?

B

100

The man walked down the long corridor in the dark building.

What does corridor mean? 

a. Table

b. Fan

c. Hall 

c. Corridor 

What context clues strategy did you use? 

200

The diamond ring was radiantly shining on her finger. 

What does radiantly mean? 

a. Really

b. Brightly

c. Hardly

d. Barely 

B. Brightly

What context clues strategy did you use?

300

They composed a letter to the governor, asking for more soldiers in the fort. 

• What does composed mean?

a. Wrote

b. Sang

c. Bought

d. Wanted

a. Wrote

What context clues strategy did you use?