Grade 4 English Language | Context Clues for Confirmation

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English Language: Elementary School: Grades 3, 4 and 5 Quiz - Grade 4 Reading Foundation - Context (Questions)

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Sometimes, students do not understand all of the words in a text. Instead of looking up each word in a dictionary, students can use the context clues. Occasionally, students may think they know the word, but are not sure. Again, they can use context clues to assure themselves of the definition of the word. In this quiz, students will determine the meaning of the word based on the context clues.

What does the capitalized word mean in the sentence below?
The pioneers lived in a PRIMITIVE area because no one else had lived on this land.

[ ]	Wealthy or rich place
[ ]	The main place where people stay
[ ]	The first grade in school
[ ]	First to live in a place

What does the capitalized word mean in the sentence below?
My PRIORITY was to see if she was okay when my sister fell off her bike.

[ ]	Most important thing to do first
[ ]	To act confused
[ ]	Something that should take place last
[ ]	To be unknown

What does the capitalized word mean in the sentence below?
We were in AGONY to be wearing winter clothes in the summer.

[ ]	To be jumping around
[ ]	To be swimming
[ ]	To be very uncomfortable
[ ]	To be freezing cold

What does the capitalized word mean in the sentence below?
A student’s OBJECTIVE for going to school is to become educated.

[ ]	Look
[ ]	Control
[ ]	Test
[ ]	Goal

What does the capitalized word mean in the sentence below?
After the snow skier PLUMMETED down the hill, he was seriously injured.

[ ]	To fall down
[ ]	To ski joyfully
[ ]	To go uphill
[ ]	To speak quietly

What does the capitalized word mean in the sentence below?
Katie POSSESSES many pieces of jewelry because her husband makes a lot of money.

[ ]	Eats
[ ]	Throws
[ ]	Sells
[ ]	Owns

What does the capitalized word mean in the sentence below?
I knew the PRECISE time when the storm would come, and it happened at 8:37.

[ ]	Exact
[ ]	About
[ ]	Before
[ ]	After

What does the capitalized word mean in the sentence below?
Since Sarah and I were in the same three classes, our friendship EVOLVED.

[ ]	Developed
[ ]	Lessened
[ ]	Moved away
[ ]	Disliked

What does the capitalized word mean in the sentence below?
We approached the haunted house and had an EERIE feeling.

[ ]	Understanding
[ ]	Creepy
[ ]	Secure
[ ]	Happy

10.

What does the capitalized word mean in the sentence below?
After buying the expensive cable package, my family had ACCESS to every channel.

[ ]	Something that is available
[ ]	Something that should happen
[ ]	Something that is mistaken
[ ]	Something that never happens

English Language: Elementary School: Grades 3, 4 and 5 Quiz - Grade 4 Reading Foundation - Context (Answers)

What does the capitalized word mean in the sentence below?
The pioneers lived in a PRIMITIVE area because no one else had lived on this land.

[ ]	Wealthy or rich place
[ ]	The main place where people stay
[ ]	The first grade in school
[x]	First to live in a place

Since no one had lived on the land, primitive means to be the first to live in a place

What does the capitalized word mean in the sentence below?
My PRIORITY was to see if she was okay when my sister fell off her bike.

[x]	Most important thing to do first
[ ]	To act confused
[ ]	Something that should take place last
[ ]	To be unknown

Since the sister may be hurt, a priority would be something that should be done first

What does the capitalized word mean in the sentence below?
We were in AGONY to be wearing winter clothes in the summer.

[ ]	To be jumping around
[ ]	To be swimming
[x]	To be very uncomfortable
[ ]	To be freezing cold

Agony means to feel uncomfortable

What does the capitalized word mean in the sentence below?
A student’s OBJECTIVE for going to school is to become educated.

[ ]	Look
[ ]	Control
[ ]	Test
[x]	Goal

An objective is a goal that someone is striving to accomplish

What does the capitalized word mean in the sentence below?
After the snow skier PLUMMETED down the hill, he was seriously injured.

[x]	To fall down
[ ]	To ski joyfully
[ ]	To go uphill
[ ]	To speak quietly

If something plummets, it is falling down quickly

What does the capitalized word mean in the sentence below?
Katie POSSESSES many pieces of jewelry because her husband makes a lot of money.

[ ]	Eats
[ ]	Throws
[ ]	Sells
[x]	Owns

Since the husband has a lot of money, he could afford to buy the jewelry for his wife to own

What does the capitalized word mean in the sentence below?
I knew the PRECISE time when the storm would come, and it happened at 8:37.

[x]	Exact
[ ]	About
[ ]	Before
[ ]	After

If something happens precisely, it happens exactly

What does the capitalized word mean in the sentence below?
Since Sarah and I were in the same three classes, our friendship EVOLVED.

[x]	Developed
[ ]	Lessened
[ ]	Moved away
[ ]	Disliked

Their friendship would develop because they had many classes together

What does the capitalized word mean in the sentence below?
We approached the haunted house and had an EERIE feeling.

[ ]	Understanding
[x]	Creepy
[ ]	Secure
[ ]	Happy

A haunted house would be creepy or eerie

10.

What does the capitalized word mean in the sentence below?
After buying the expensive cable package, my family had ACCESS to every channel.

[x]	Something that is available
[ ]	Something that should happen
[ ]	Something that is mistaken
[ ]	Something that never happens

If you have access to something, it would be made available to you