Literary Context Clues Quick Check
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Question
Determine the meaning of the italicized word in the following sentence using the context clues provided.
The new student bashfully told a joke to her peers and was relieved when they laughed.
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Responses
quietly
quietly
happily
happily
confidently
confidently
nervously
nervously
Question
Which word in the following sentence is a context clue for the meaning of the italicized word?
The children saw how the scalding water produced steam from the rim of the boiling pot.
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Responses
children
children
produced
produced
rim
rim
boiling
boiling
rim
Which words or phrase in the sentence provides the best clue to the meaning of the italicized word in the sentence?
Puppies will often sit expectantly wagging theire tails when they want to play.
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Responses
when they want to play
when they want to play
Puppies will
Puppies will
wagging their tails
wagging their tails
often sit
wagging their tails
Which sentence contains context clues that would help a reader determine the meaning of the italicized word?(1 point)
Responses
Abigail meekly waited to sign up for the talent show in her community, despite her fear of an audience.
Abigail meekly waited to sign up for the talent show in her community, despite her fear of an audience.
After the buzzer, he meekly asked the referee for the final score count to see how his team performed.
After the buzzer, he meekly asked the referee for the final score count to see how his team performed.
Cora meekly chose her favorite television station to watch when her friends came over to her house.
Cora meekly chose her favorite television station to watch when her friends came over to her house.
Ben meekly raised his hand to volunteer for the fundraiser at the end of class on Wednesday.
Abigail meekly waited to sign up for the talent show in her community, despite her fear of an audience.
What does beat refer to in poetry?(1 point)
Responses
a grouping of two or more lines in a poem
a grouping of two or more lines in a poem
the repetition of similar sounds at the ends of words
the repetition of similar sounds at the ends of words
the patterns of rhymes at the end of lines of poetry
the patterns of rhymes at the end of lines of poetry
the main rhythm of the poem
the main rhythm of the poem
Which option describes the feeling associated with a word?(1 point)
Responses
onomatopoeia
onomatopoeia
denotation
denotation
alliteration
alliteration
connotation