Context Clues

Context Clues

​Context Clues

​Context: the things around something that help us understand it

Multiple Choice

My grandmother gave me my blepice when I was a baby. Everyone in my family has their own blepice. We each hang ours by our stairs at Christmas because we don't have a fireplace. My blepice is a long, red, skinny sock. My sister's is green and short.

What do you think a blepice is?

• Sock

• Blanket

• Stocking

• Jacket

Open Ended

My grandmother gave me my blepice when I was a baby. Everyone in my family has their own blepice. We each hang ours by our stairs at Christmas because we don't have a fireplace. My blepice is a long, red, skinny sock. My sister's is green and short.

Explain why you think that is what it is?

Multiple Choice

A holiday tradition in my family is when we decorate our Christmas tree. My mother has collected many special hambets. Her hambets are glass and very delicate. My favorite hambet is a gold star with glitter all over it. She lets me hang it myself. My sister’s favorite hambet is a glass angel.

What do you think a hambet is?

• Star

• Angel

• Ornament

• Ball

Open Ended

A holiday tradition in my family is when we decorate our Christmas tree. My mother has collected many special hambets. Her hambets are glass and very delicate. My favorite hambet is a gold star with glitter all over it. She lets me hang it myself. My sister’s favorite hambet is a glass angel.

Explain why you think that is what it is?

Multiple Choice

When you play in the snow, you should wear gloves, a hat, and a margle. You need the margle to keep your neck warm. I am lucky because my grandma knitted me a margle for my birthday. It has stripes on it and it is so warm!

What do you think a margle is?

• Beanie

• Scarf

• Blanket

• Jacket

Open Ended

When you play in the snow, you should wear gloves, a hat, and a margle. You need the margle to keep your neck warm. I am lucky because my grandma knitted me a margle for my birthday. It has stripes on it and it is so warm!

Explain why you think that is what it is?

Multiple Choice

Emilia threw a giant grimble at me. I was not expecting it! But I found a hiding place with a good pile of snow. I ducked down and made five grimbles. When she walked by, I attacked! After she wiped the snow off her face, we both laughed and went inside to drink hot chocolate.

What do you think a grimble is?

• Rock

• Ball

• Snow

• Snowball

Open Ended

Emilia threw a giant grimble at me. I was not expecting it! But I found a hiding place with a good pile of snow. I ducked down and made five grimbles. When she walked by, I attacked! After she wiped the snow off her face, we both laughed and went inside to drink hot chocolate.

Explain why you think that is what it is?

Multiple Choice

My favorite glingle is a girl named Liselle. I have known her since we were only 2 years old. There are a lot of reasons why she is such a good glingle. The main reason is that she is nice and she always loves to play fun things. I hope she will be my glingle forever!

What do you think a glingle is?

• Friend

• Animal

• Toy

• Sister

Open Ended

My favorite glingle is a girl named Liselle. I have known her since we were only 2 years old. There are a lot of reasons why she is such a good glingle. The main reason is that she is nice and she always loves to play fun things. I hope she will be my glingle forever!

Explain why you think that is what it is?

Multiple Choice

On Valentine’s Day, I made my mom a card with a bloggle in it. I cut the bloggle out of paper and decorated it with red glitter. At first, I did not know how to make a bloggle but then my sister showed me that you can draw one side of it on a folded piece of paper then you cut the bloggle out and then open it up. Voila! A near perfect bloggle! A perfect bloggle has symmetry on both sides.

What do you think a bloggle is?

• Circle

• Card

• Paper

• Heart

Open Ended

On Valentine’s Day, I made my mom a card with a bloggle in it. I cut the bloggle out of paper and decorated it with red glitter. At first, I did not know how to make a bloggle but then my sister showed me that you can draw one side of it on a folded piece of paper then you cut the bloggle out and then open it up. Voila! A near perfect bloggle! A perfect bloggle has symmetry on both sides.

Explain why you think that is what it is?

Multiple Choice

A lot of people think it is weird that I do not like malabling. On holidays like Halloween or Valentine’s Day, there is so much malabling around me but I don’t touch it because I prefer sour candy. My brother loves malabling though. One time he left a piece in his pants pocket and it melted. The worst part is, he still ate it!

What do you think malabling is?

• Candy

• Gum

• Cookies

• Chocolate

Open Ended

A lot of people think it is weird that I do not like malabling. On holidays like Halloween or Valentine’s Day, there is so much malabling around me but I don’t touch it because I prefer sour candy. My brother loves malabling though. One time he left a piece in his pants pocket and it melted. The worst part is, he still ate it!

Explain why you think that is what it is?

Multiple Choice

Did you know I am obsessed with rocktlat? I love to use it to decorate cards and projects I make. I love it because it is so sparkly and shiny. For Valentine’s Day, I made a card with red and pink sparkly rocktlat. After I use it, I always have little pieces of rocktlat on my face! But I think it is pretty.

What do you think rocktlat is?

• Sparkles

• Glue

• Glitter

• Paint

Open Ended

Did you know I am obsessed with rocktlat? I love to use it to decorate cards and projects I make. I love it because it is so sparkly and shiny. For Valentine’s Day, I made a card with red and pink sparkly rocktlat. After I use it, I always have little pieces of rocktlat on my face! But I think it is pretty.

Explain why you think that is what it is?

Multiple Choice

Today is the perfect day to go to the beach. “Don’t forget the qualiwag” said my mom. “Ugg” I grumbled. I can’t stand putting qualiwag on because it always gets into my eyes and stings. My mom must have known what I was thinking because then she asked, “putting on the qualiwag is better than a sunburn isn’t it?” She is right about that.

What do you think qualiwag is?

• Sunscreen

• Lotion

• Medicine

• Bug Spray

Open Ended

Today is the perfect day to go to the beach. “Don’t forget the qualiwag” said my mom. “Ugg” I grumbled. I can’t stand putting qualiwag on because it always gets into my eyes and stings. My mom must have known what I was thinking because then she asked, “putting on the qualiwag is better than a sunburn isn’t it?” She is right about that.

Explain why you think that is what it is?

Fill in the Blanks

Last summer, Maggie learned how to garbler when she went to the beach on summer vacation with her family. She saved up her money to pay for garblering lessons and she rented a garbler board and a wetsuit. Her teacher helped her swim out into the ocean. It took many, many tries but she finally caught a wave and was standing up on her garbler board and garblering on the ocean wave!

What do you think garblering is?