Name: _______________________________________ Date: ____________________________ Class Period: _________

Context Clue Practice

Directions: Read the following sentences and then match the underlined word with the correct
meanings. Explain which context clues you used to help you choose your answer.

1. There was a long hiatus in the television broadcast. This pause was caused by technical problems.
A. noise C. show
B. break D. announcement

Explain how you know: ______________________________________________________________

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2. Francesca was not sentimental about the old maple tree in the front yard. Although it had
been important to her family to many generations, she had no trouble deciding to cut it down.
A. happy C. emotional
B. angry D. tired

Explain how you know: ______________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

3. Grandma Marie loved to indulge her grandchildren whenever she was watching them, giving
them all the things they were never allowed to have, like soda and greasy food.
A. spoil C. starve
B. ignore D. humor

Explain how you know: ______________________________________________________________

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4. Mya was nervous for the first day of school. She was an introvert, and her timidity made it hard
for her to make new friends.
A. new student C. class clown
B. a shy person D. outsider

Explain how you know: ______________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________
5. The science fair needed impartial judges: they had to have no biases towards any of the
contestants so that it would be fair.
A. expert C. open-minded
B. wealthy D. negative

Explain how you know: ______________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________

6. As Jamal ran towards the goal on the soccer field, he suddenly rolled his ankle and fell painfully to
the ground. He grimaced, clutching his ankle in pain.
A. frowned C. laughed
B. smiled D. walked

Explain how you know: ______________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________

7. Dogs that have been abused and neglected are often wary around strangers. Eventually,
however, they can learn to trust and love people again.

A. trusting C. friendly
B. cautious D. sleepy

Explain how you know: ______________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________

8. Sean blew out the candles on his thirteenth birthday cake, thinking about all the changes that
would take place in the next decade. He would graduate from high school, get a car, and be in
college before he knew it.
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A. hundred years C. one year

B. three years D. ten years

Explain how you know: _______________________________________________

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 Answer Key: Credits:
1. B 5. C
2. C 6. A
3. A 7. B
4. B 8. D
explanations will vary

Standards Alignment:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.L.4 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and
multiple-meaning words and phrases by using context clues, analyzing meaningful
word parts, and consulting general and specialized reference materials, as
appropriate.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.L.6 Acquire and use accurately a range of general

academic and domain-specific words and phrases sufficient for reading, writing,
speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate
independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when encountering an unknown
term important to comprehension or expression.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.6-9.4 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and

multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 6 reading and content,
choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.6-9.4.A Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence

or paragraph; a word's position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning
of a word or phrase.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.6-9.4.D Verify the preliminary determination of the meaning

of a word or phrase (e.g., by checking the inferred meaning in context or in a
dictionary).

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