Word Detective
Juliana Martinez
Created on October 6, 2023
Use your context clues to figure out the meaning of words.
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Transcript
DETECTIVE
Use your context clues to figure out what words mean
Word
START
The stocky boxer's strength made up for his height. Can you use your context clues to figure out the meaning of stocky?
QUESTION 1/6
Tall
Skinny
Short and wide
RIGHT!
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Tom was lanky with long and skinny legs. Can you use your context clues to figure out the meaning of lanky?
QUESTION 2/6
Shortand wide
Talland thin
Funny
RIGHT!
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She sneered at me when she said she liked my shoes.Can you use your context clues to figure out the meaning of sneered?
sneezed loudly
QUESTION 3/6
laughed in a mean way
smile in an unkind way
RIGHT!
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He prodded me with a stick he found on the ground. Can you use your context clues to figure out the meaning of prodded?
QUESTION 4/6
poked
tickled
hit
RIGHT!
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The boy wailed after falling from the monkey bars. Can you use your context clues to figure out the meaning of wailed?
QUESTION 5/6
Cried in pain
Jumped
Laughed
RIGHT!
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She put her hands on her hips defiantly.Can you use your context clues to figure out the meaning of defiantly?
QUESTION 9/10
In a rebellious manner
Happily
In a respectful manner
RIGHT!
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References
TEKSVocabulary: (3) Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, reading,writing, and thinking--vocabulary. The student uses newly acquired vocabulary expressively. Thestudent is expected to: (B) use context within and beyond a sentence to determine the relevantmeaning of unfamiliar words or multiple-meaning words;Lowry, Lois. 1990. Number the Stars. New York, Dell Pub.
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