Question

Literary Context Clues Quick Check
1 of 41 of 4 Items
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.

(1 point)
Responses

quietly
quietly

happily
happily

confidently
confidently

nervously

Answer 1

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.

(1 point)
Responses

children
children

produced
produced

rim
rim

boiling
boiling

Answer 2

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.

(1 point)
Responses

when they want to play
when they want to play

Puppies will
Puppies will

wagging their tails
wagging their tails

often sit

Answer 3

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.

Answer 4

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

Answer 5

Which option describes the feeling associated with a word?(1 point)
Responses

onomatopoeia
onomatopoeia

denotation
denotation

alliteration
alliteration

connotation

Answer 6

nervously

Answer 7

rim

Answer 8

wagging their tails

Answer 9

Abigail meekly waited to sign up for the talent show in her community, despite her fear of an audience.

Answer 10

the main rhythm of the poem

Answer 11

connotation