1. Context Clues By: Ms. D. Lopez
Created by: ©LiveLoveTEACH

2. JEOPARDY
Context Clues
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What is the Clue?
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3. ★ That question was very hazy, can you repeat it again?
What does the word hazy mean?
Answer: unclear; not understandable ★

4. What does the word vivid mean?
Can you please use descriptive words so I can create a vivid picture in my mind?
What does the word vivid mean?
Answer: clear ★

5. What does the word evade mean?
Lets take the long way home, this way we can evade the bad wolf and not get hurt.
What does the word evade mean?
Answer: avoid ★

6. ★ I went to an antique store and found lots of obsolete items.
What does the word obsolete mean?
Answer: antique; old-fashion; not produce anymore; used ★

7. What does the word retaliate mean?
The troops retaliated when they heard their country was attacked by China.
What does the word retaliate mean?
Answer: To give revenge; attack ★

8. What does the word hearty mean?
It is good to start your morning with a hearty breakfast so you can have strong bones.
What does the word hearty mean?
Answer: strong; healthy ★

9. What does the word seldomly mean?
I seldomly go to my grandma’s house because she lives thousands of miles away.
What does the word seldomly mean?
Answer: rarely; not often ★

10. What does the word nonchalant mean?
My mom was nonchalant when I showed her my report card. She knows I am a good student.
What does the word nonchalant mean?
Answer: calm; unconcerned; relax ★

11. Sally is an industrious person, as oppose to Billy who is always lazy.
What does the word industrious mean?
Answer: hardworking; not lazy ★

12. What does the word omniscient mean?
I am not omniscient, you will have to let me know what is going on if you want me to know how you are feeling.
What does the word omniscient mean?
Answer: knowing everything ★

13. I needed my jacket because it is always powburt in the movie theater.
What does the word powburt mean?
Answer: cold ★

14. ★ I was so macdine when I saw a brand new car outside my window.
What does the word macdine mean?
Answer: amaze or happy ★

15. What does the word chuckles mean?
I was bursting with chuckles when I saw two squirrels fighting over a walnut.
What does the word chuckles mean?
Answer: laughter or giggles ★

16. ★ We went on a fitopobia when we heard there was gold on the island.
What does the word fitopobia mean?
Answer: search or hunt ★

17. What does the word stumperb mean?
I am stumperb of Molly because she gets good grades in school and I do not.
What does the word stumperb mean?
Answer: Jealous ★

18. ★ This dish was very bland and dull. It did not taste like anything.
What context clue led you to the meaning of the word bland?
Answer: It is a definition clue; The phrase did not taste like anything and dull gave you the meaning of bland. ★

19. What context clue helps you to understand the meaning of reliable?
I know Peter is reliable because I can depend on him to get the job done on time.
What context clue helps you to understand the meaning of reliable?
Answer: synonym clue: depend ★

20. What context clue helps you to understand the meaning of prominent?
Some prominent celebrities include Justin Bieber, Beyonce, Michael Jordan and Selena Gomez.
What context clue helps you to understand the meaning of prominent?
Answer: It was an example clue and gave you examples of famous celebrities ★

21. What context clue helps you to understand the meaning of withdrawn?
You have been withdrawn from the team because you are causing us to lose.
What context clue helps you to understand the meaning of withdrawn?
Answer: inference clue: you already know you remove someone from the team if they are causing the team to lose. ★

22. What context clue helps you to understand the meaning of solitary?
My dad is a solitary person, unlike my mom who likes to be around other people at all times
What context clue helps you to understand the meaning of solitary?
Answer: Antonym clue; dad is solitary unlike (key word) mom. ★

23. ★ We do not think the game was played zedful, we want a rematch!
What does the nonsense word zedful mean?
Answer: fair ★

24. What context clue helps you to understand the meaning of anonymous?
The author of this book is anonymous, there was no identified name on the cover.
What context clue helps you to understand the meaning of anonymous?
Answer: definition clue; unidentified name ★

25. What does the word apparent mean?
It was apparent that he committed the crime, they found his fingerprints where the missing items used to be.
What does the word apparent mean?
Answer: obvious ★

26. What does the word taunt mean?
I do not like how Tracy taunts you and calls you a giant, because you are so tall.
What does the word taunt mean?
Answer: to make fun of in an insulting way. ★

27. What does the word monotonous mean?
Please do not be so monotonous in your speech, it is going to make your presentation dull.
What does the word monotonous mean?
Answer: dull; monotone ★

28. FINAL JEOPARDY!
I was very apprehensive about my test score because I did not study.
What does apprehensive mean?
What context clue helps you understand the meaning of apprehensive?
Answer: anxious; fearful….inference