Edit Game
The Outsiders- Using Context Clues
 Delete

Use commas to add multiple tags

 Private  Unlisted  Public



 Save

Delimiter between question and answer:

Tips:

  • No column headers.
  • Each line maps to a question.
  • If the delimiter is used in a question, the question should be surrounded by double quotes: "My, question","My, answer"
  • The first answer in the multiple choice question must be the correct answer.

 Import questions





 Save   10  Close
“‘Work?’ Two-Bit was aghast. ‘And ruin my rep?” (112). Aghast here most likely means?
 
shocked
 
excited
 
angry
 
uncomfortable
“Steve made the mistake of referring to him as ‘all brawn and no brain,’ and Darry almost shattered Steve’s jaw” (109). What does the phrase Steve used mean?
 
overly strong, but not smart
 
overly smart, but weak
 
happy and healthy
 
not very powerful or smart
“‘‘My parents,’ Johnny repeated doggedly, ‘did they ask about me?’”(88). When Johnny asks several times about his parents, he is asking doggedly. What does that mean?
 
over and over, without stopping
 
in a dog-like whine
 
in a concerned or worried way
 
in an angry and frustrated way
“I was trying to find the meaning the poet had in mind, but it eluded me” (78). What does Ponyboy mean when he says the author's meaning eluded him?
 
He was unable to determine the meaning
 
He thought the meaning was simple
 
He believed the meaning was useless
 
He liked what the poem meant to him
“‘I guess we’re disguised’. I leaned back next to him sullenly. ‘I guess so’ (73). After getting a haircut, Ponyboy behaves sullenly here. What does sullenly mean?
 
sadly
 
angrily
 
mysteriously
 
happily
“That was the truth. Socs were always behind a wall of aloofness, careful not to let their real selves show through” (38). Aloofness here means:
 
cool and unfeeling
 
kind and happy
 
angry and bitter
 
neat and clean
“After the movie was over it suddenly came to us that Cherry and Marcia didn’t have a way to get home. Two-Bit gallantly offered to walk them home” (37). “ In this sentence, gallantly means:
 
honorably
 
courageously
 
angrily
 
gently
“‘Nice-lookin’ bruise you got there, kid.’ I touched my cheek gingerly. ‘ Really?’ (12). What does gingerly mean here?
 
carefully
 
happily
 
unusally
 
quitely
“He liked fights, blondes, and for some unfathomable reason, school” (10). What does unfathomable mean?
 
unbelievable
 
undeniable
 
understandable
 
uninteresting
What are the 4 types of context clues you might find in a text?
examples, evidence (or details/explanation), synonyms, antonyms
Your experience on this site will be improved by allowing cookies.