Reading Comprehension Passages with Context Clue Questions for Grade 6

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 🔍 Reading Comprehension: Understanding what you read! This means grasping the main idea, supporting details, and author's purpose.
• 💡 Context Clues: Hints within a sentence or passage that help you figure out the meaning of an unfamiliar word.
• 📝 Types of Context Clues:
  • Definition: The meaning of the word is directly stated.
  • Synonym: A word with a similar meaning is used.
  • Antonym: A word with the opposite meaning is used.
  • Example: Examples are given to illustrate the word's meaning.
  • Inference: The meaning is suggested by the surrounding sentences.
• ✍️ Strategies for Finding Context Clues:
  • Look for signal words (e.g., such as, for example, but, however).
  • Read the sentences before and after the unknown word.
  • Think about the overall meaning of the passage.
• 🎯 Practice Makes Perfect: The more you read, the better you'll become at using context clues!

🧪 Practice Quiz

1. What does the word "audacious" mean in the sentence: "The audacious climber attempted to scale the towering mountain without any ropes"?
   1. Careful
   2. Brave and daring
   3. Timid
   4. Clumsy
2. In the sentence: "The antique vase, a relic from the past, was carefully displayed in the museum," what does "relic" mean?
   1. A modern copy
   2. A valuable treasure
   3. An object from the past
   4. A common item
3. What is the meaning of "benevolent" in the sentence: "The benevolent king donated a large sum of money to the orphanage"?
   1. Cruel
   2. Kind and generous
   3. Greedy
   4. Selfish
4. In the sentence: "The dilapidated old house, crumbling and in ruins, was a sight to behold," what does "dilapidated" mean?
   1. Well-maintained
   2. New and modern
   3. In a state of disrepair
   4. Beautifully decorated
5. What does "meticulous" mean in the sentence: "The meticulous artist spent hours perfecting every detail of the painting"?
   1. Careless
   2. Hasty
   3. Very careful and precise
   4. Sloppy
6. In the sentence: "The scientist hypothesized that the new drug would cure the disease," what does "hypothesized" mean?
   1. Proved
   2. Guessed or proposed
   3. Ignored
   4. Knew for certain
7. What is the meaning of "elated" in the sentence: "She was elated to learn that she had won the competition"?
   1. Sad
   2. Angry
   3. Extremely happy
   4. Bored