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Types of Context Clues
Context Clues
Type of Context Clues 2
Nouns
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What type of context clue is the following sentence? She hums CONTINUOUSLY, or all the time, and it annoys me.
What is a synonym?
100
I ate a PORTION of everything on my plate when I ate a small piece of meat, a small piece of bread, and a small piece of chocolate pie. In this sentence, the word portion means a. whole b. piece c. spoiled d. complete
What is piece?
100
This word means to "read between the lines"
What is inference?
100

What is a noun called that stands for only one thing?

What is singular?

200
What type of context clue is in the following sentence? Emma had a lot of ANXIETY about the exam but I had no worries about it.
What is an antonym?
200
Birds that MIGRATE, such as some ducks and geese, leave their home in the winter. In this sentence, the word migrate means a. swimming b. to move c. flying
What is to move?
200
Hints that an author gives to help define a difficult or unusual word.
What is a context clue?
200

This is a word that is a person, place, thing, or idea.

What is a noun?

300
What type of context clue is in the following sentence? He seemed to be ill, but it was merely a RUSE, that is, a clever trick to deceive us.
What is a definition context clue?
300
When John received the job offer, he was so overcome with FELICITY that he could barely find the words to accept it. In this sentence, the word felicity means: a. nervousness b. happiness c. embarassement
What is happiness?
300

What type of context clue is used in this sentence?  Before mom sees it, the children whisk her present out of sight.

Example

300

This is a word that takes the place of a noun.

What is a pronoun?

400
Which type of context clue is in the following sentence? The suspect's story was not CONSISTENT with what the evidence showed.
What is an inference context clue?
400
Clyde could no longer tolerate the DERISION of his classmates, who would refer to him by no other name than Potty-Pants Clyde, so he transferred schools. In this sentence, derision means: a. laughter b. mocking c. hatred
What is mocking?
400

What type of context clue is used in this sentence?  Ben got so flummoxed by the surprise quiz, he just handed in a blank paper.

What is Example?

400

How many common nouns are in this sentence?

Mrs. Green likes to run in the park on Sundays.

One

500
Which type of context clue is in the following sentence? He refused to enter that small, enclosed space. He must have had some kind of PHOBIA about it.
What is an inference context clue?
500
The MAGNANIMOUS judge released the young offender who had been caught stealing bread by saying, "Everybody has to eat," and slamming down his gavel. In the following sentence, magnanimous means: a. serious b. youthful c. forgiving
What is forgiving?
500

What type of context clue is used in the sentence below? The military tried to subjugate the people who were rioting in the streets.

What is antonym?

500

What is the difference between a concrete and abstract noun?

Concrete is something you can touch/see, Abstract is just an idea.