Vocabulary LA.910.1.6.3

1. Hialeah Gardens High School
Reading Warm Ups
Quarter 2 – Week 1
Grades 9–10 Reporting Category 1: Vocabulary
GRADES 9–10
Reporting Category 1: Vocabulary
Benchmark Content Focus
Grades 9–10 LA.910.1.6.3 The student will use context clues to
determine meanings of unfamiliar • Context Clues
words.
Grades 9–10 LA.910.1.6.8
The student will identify advanced
• Analyze Words/Text
word/phrase relationships and their
• Word Relationships
meanings.
Grades 9–10 LA.910.1.6.9
The student will determine the correct
meaning of words with multiple • Multiple Meanings
meanings in context.
GRADE 9 - BENCHMARK LA.910.1.6.3
Clarification The student, using context clues, will identify the meaning of an unfamiliar word.
Item Type At Grade 9, this benchmark will be assessed using MC items.
Distractor Attributes Distractors may include, but are not limited to
 incorrect meanings of the assessed word;
 meanings of the assessed word that are correct but are not appropriate for the context
surrounding the
 assessed word;
 contextual meanings drawn from the text but unrelated to the assessed word; and
 plausible but incorrect distractors based on the text.
Sample Item 1 Context Clues
The sample item below is based on “A Day in the Stream” on page H–2.
Read this sentence from the passage.
The warmth of the sun raised the water temperature enough to awaken the rainbow and cutthroat trout that
slumbered, and the caddis flies were dancing their erratic dance, here and there, over the water.
What does the word erratic mean as used in the sentence above?
A. aimless
B. graceful
C. leisurely
D. swift

2. Hialeah Gardens High School
Reading Warm Ups
Quarter 2 – Week 1
Grades 9–10 Reporting Category 1: Vocabulary
GRADES 9–10
Reporting Category 1: Vocabulary
Benchmark Content Focus
Grades 9–10 LA.910.1.6.3 The student will use context clues to
determine meanings of unfamiliar • Context Clues
words.
Grades 9–10 LA.910.1.6.8
The student will identify advanced
• Analyze Words/Text •
word/phrase relationships and their
Word Relationships
meanings.
Grades 9–10 LA.910.1.6.9
The student will determine the correct
meaning of words with multiple • Multiple Meanings
meanings in context.
GRADE 10 - BENCHMARK LA.910.1.6.3
Clarification: The student, using context clues, will identify the meaning of an unfamiliar word.
Item Type: At Grade 10, this benchmark will be assessed using MC items.
Distractor Attributes Distractors may include, but are not limited to
 incorrect meanings of the assessed word;
 meanings of the assessed word that are correct but are not appropriate for the context
surrounding the assessed word;
 contextual meanings drawn from the text but unrelated to the assessed word; and
 plausible but incorrect distractors based on the text.
Sample Item 2 Context Clues
The sample item below is based on “Walking” on page H–9.
Read this sentence from “Walking.”
They are all, somehow, one plant, each with a share of communal knowledge.
What does the word communal mean as used in the sentence above?
A. basic
B. diverse
C. growing
D. mutual