Context Clues

Context Clues

Today's goal:

• use context clues to figure out the meaning of unknown words

• use the Read, Replace and ReRead Strategy

What is a strategy?

Multiple Choice

What is a strategy?

• a plan to achieve a goal

• a way to solve a math problem

• how to read a paragraph

Multiple Choice

After shattering through the thick plates of glass I began to attempt to rise back up to my feet, sharp pain seared through all of my limbs, causing me to wince in pain with each careful step I took.

What does the word seared most likely mean?

• to wound

• to join

• to cause a burning sensation

• to grill quickly

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The circle of children opened up into a horseshoe shape. A shadow was crawling out of the forest towards them. A shrill scream came out of the shadow’s mouth that pierced the calm of the night as the children began to scurry off.

What does the word shrill most likely mean?

The circle of children opened up into a horseshoe shape. A shadow was crawling out of the forest towards them. A shrill scream came out of the shadow’s mouth that pierced the calm of the night as the children began to scurry off. 

Fill in the Blank

The grass is bright green, well kept, and meticulously trimmed right down to the very edge of the driveway, even though it is just the start of November- when the neighborhood typically gives up on caring about their lawns.

What does the word meticulously most likely mean?

The grass is bright green, well kept, and meticulously trimmed right down to the very edge of the driveway, even though it is just the start of November- when the neighborhood typically gives up on caring about their lawns. 

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Our eyes lit up when we shook each other’s hands. Right out of the gate we both had the same grip and strength to our handshakes. Each had a genuine smile and a light heart. It seemed like a rather auspicious beginning.

What does the word auspicious most likely mean?

Our eyes lit up when we shook each other’s hands. Right out of the gate we both had the same grip and strength to our handshakes. Each had a genuine smile and a light heart. It seemed like a rather auspicious beginning.

Multiple Choice

Our eyes lit up when we shook each other’s hands. Right out of the gate we both had the same grip and strength to our handshakes. Each had a genuine smile and a light heart. It seemed like a rather auspicious beginning.

What does the word auspicious most likely mean?

• giving a sign of a future fight

• giving a sign of hard work

• giving a sign of future success

• giving a sign of past anger

Fill in the Blank

We had become so used to the daily grind that we seemed almost to work as robots going away at our tasks automatically without even needing to think about what we were doing.

What does the word grind most likely mean?