Context Clues & Word-Solving — Drills · Grade 6 English
Chapter: Language & VocabularyWhat these drills covers
By the end of Context Clues & Word-Solving you should be able to:
- I can use context clues — definitions, synonyms, contrasts, and examples — to figure out an unfamiliar word.
- I can break a word into its root and affixes (prefixes and suffixes) to unlock its meaning.
- I can use a dictionary or thesaurus to confirm a word's precise meaning and part of speech.
4 questions, written answer, each with a worked explanation.
Vocabulary used: context clue, root, prefix, suffix, thesaurus.
Problem 1
Answer and explanation
'Meticulous' means very careful and precise about details. The main clue is a contrast clue (signaled by 'Unlike'), backed up by the examples of lining up pencils and double-checking answers.
'Meticulous' means very careful and precise about details. The main clue is a contrast clue (signaled by 'Unlike'), backed up by the examples of lining up pencils and double-checking answers.
Response criteria
- Answer the actual question with accurate details.
- Explain how the evidence or language choice supports the conclusion.
- State a relevant limit, alternative or justified revision.
Problem 2
Answer and explanation
Impassable means unable to be passed through in this sentence. The blocking branch supplies the context, and im- plus passable supports the inference. Substituting pleasant would contradict the stated obstacle.
Impassable means unable to be passed through in this sentence. The blocking branch supplies the context, and im- plus passable supports the inference. Substituting pleasant would contradict the stated obstacle.
Response criteria
- Answer the actual question with accurate details.
- Explain how the evidence or language choice supports the conclusion.
- State a relevant limit, alternative or justified revision.
Problem 3
Answer and explanation
Use genuine word parts together with sentence context. Similar letters do not prove the same origin or sense. Test a proposed meaning by substitution and verify it when the context remains insufficient.
Use genuine word parts together with sentence context. Similar letters do not prove the same origin or sense. Test a proposed meaning by substitution and verify it when the context remains insufficient.
Response criteria
- Answer the actual question with accurate details.
- Explain how the evidence or language choice supports the conclusion.
- State a relevant limit, alternative or justified revision.
Problem 4
Answer and explanation
In the first case, 'Meticulous' means very careful and precise about details. The main clue is a contrast clue (signaled by 'Unlike'), backed up by the examples of lining up pencils and double-checking answers. In the changed case, Impassable means unable to be passed through in this sentence. The blocking branch supplies the context, and im- plus passable supports the inference. Substituting pleasant would contradict the stated obstacle. The method of defining the relationship and testing relevant evidence transfers; the particular source detail and scope must be checked anew.
In the first case, 'Meticulous' means very careful and precise about details. The main clue is a contrast clue (signaled by 'Unlike'), backed up by the examples of lining up pencils and double-checking answers. In the changed case, Impassable means unable to be passed through in this sentence. The blocking branch supplies the context, and im- plus passable supports the inference. Substituting pleasant would contradict the stated obstacle. The method of defining the relationship and testing relevant evidence transfers; the particular source detail and scope must be checked anew.
Response criteria
- Answer the actual question with accurate details.
- Explain how the evidence or language choice supports the conclusion.
- State a relevant limit, alternative or justified revision.