This challenging worksheet has students answer multiple-choice questions, and fill in blanks to practice context clues skills.
It includes 9 questions across 2 sections for focused practice.
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Context Clues
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. "The gregarious boy made friends everywhere he went." Gregarious most likely means:
A) Shy and quiet
B) Sociable and outgoing
C) Rude and loud
D) Tired and bored
2. "The barren field produced no crops that year." What does barren mean?
A) Fertile
B) Empty and unproductive
C) Muddy
D) Large
3. "Citrus fruits, such as oranges, lemons, and grapefruits, are high in vitamin C." What type of clue helps define citrus?
A) Definition clue
B) Antonym clue
C) Example clue
D) Synonym clue
4. "The cautious driver slowed down, but the reckless one sped through the intersection." Cautious means:
A) Fast
B) Careful
C) Angry
D) Lost
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. In "The tedious lecture went on for hours and bored everyone," tedious means long and boring .
2. The phrase "in contrast" signals that two things are being compared .
3. In "The prosperous town had many successful shops," prosperous means wealthy and thriving .
4. To infer a word's meaning, combine clues from surrounding sentences around it.
5. In "The placid lake reflected the mountains like a mirror," placid means calm and still .
Context Clues
★ Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. "The gregarious boy made friends everywhere he went." Gregarious most likely means:
A) Shy and quiet
B) Sociable and outgoing
C) Rude and loud
D) Tired and bored
2. "The barren field produced no crops that year." What does barren mean?
A) Fertile
B) Empty and unproductive
C) Muddy
D) Large
3. "Citrus fruits, such as oranges, lemons, and grapefruits, are high in vitamin C." What type of clue helps define citrus?
A) Definition clue
B) Antonym clue
C) Example clue
D) Synonym clue
4. "The cautious driver slowed down, but the reckless one sped through the intersection." Cautious means:
A) Fast
B) Careful
C) Angry
D) Lost
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1) In "The tedious lecture went on for hours and bored everyone," tedious means long and boring .
2) The phrase "in contrast" signals that two things are being compared .
3) In "The prosperous town had many successful shops," prosperous means wealthy and thriving .
4) To infer a word's meaning, combine clues from surrounding sentences around it.
5) In "The placid lake reflected the mountains like a mirror," placid means calm and still .
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