Question

Context Clues Worksheet (Writing Part 1) ELA-Literacy.RI.8.4

Directions: Read the words in the box below. Write each word where it belongs.

1. The crowd was ________________ when they jumped all together.
2. He was definitely a ___________________ basketball player because he used
his knowledge of the game when he played.
3. A lot of students felt the test essay question was ___________________
because it did not directly state certain details of the reading.
4. Reporters often attempt to ___________________ a certain type of response
from the person they are interviewing.
5. It is a ____________________ that the earth is flat.
6. You need to make a clear ______________________ between your first and
second idea.
7. There was a large _____________________ between two teams in the middle
of the field.
8. The suspect had an _____________________ when they committed the crime.
9. Susan made a __________________ effort to be nice to her new friend.

The answer choices are conscious fallacy chaotic
elicit ambiguous cerebral
distinction altercation accomplice

Answer 1

Answer:

1. The crowd was chaotic when they jumped all together.

2. He was definitely a cerebral basketball player because he used  his knowledge of the game when he played.

3. A lot of students felt the test essay question was ambiguous  because it did not directly state certain details of the reading.

4. Reporters often attempt to elicit a certain type of response  from the person they are interviewing.

5. It is a fallacy that the earth is flat.

6. You need to make a clear distinction between your first and  second idea.

7. There was a large altercation between two teams in the middle  of the field.

8. The suspect had an accomplice when they committed the crime.

9. Susan made a conscious effort to be nice to her new friend.

Explanation:

To be able to fix the right words in the blanks given, it is necessary that the reader takes note of context clues. In the first sentence, for example, chaotic is a state of disorder. Therefore, it fits the description of a noisy crowd.

In the second sentence also, the word cerebral refers to a brainy person. Since the basketball player used his knowledge of the game well, he could be described as cerebral or brainy in matters pertaining to basketball.