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Grade 5 Language Arts - TAKS - Objective 1 5.9B - Word Meanings -  Pre-Test



 1. 

Context clues are used to skim a chapter.
 

 2. 

The customer paid with a CHECK at the store.
a.
to look over something
b.
a board game
c.
a signed piece of paper to withdraw money
 

 3. 

When the terrorists attacked, many people offered to lend a HAND.
a.
part of the arm
b.
to give over
c.
help, assistance
 

 4. 

A writer uses a definition clue to:
a.
give you a synonym for a word in a paragraph
b.
give a brief definition of a word
c.
give a synonym for a word in a sentence
d.
all of the above
 

 5. 

"Unlike his quiet, low key family, Brad is garrulous."
The preceding sentence is an example of what type of context clue?
a.
definition clue
b.
contrast clue
c.
example clue
 



 
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