4.3B Context Clues

​4.3B Context Clues

By Erica Boykin

Multiple Choice

1. What does it mean to use context clues?

• Guessing without reading

• Using nearby words to figure out a word’s meaning

• Skipping hard words

​The Bat's Big Night Last night, the bat flew out of the cave to hunt for food. It used its sharp ears to listen carefully. Suddenly, it saw a bat hanging upside down in a tree. This bat was a different kind—it was a baseball bat hanging from a branch!

Multiple Choice

What does the word "hunt" most likely mean in the sentence:
"Last night, the bat flew out of the cave to hunt for food."

• A. To play a game

• B. To look for something to eat

• C. To fly for fun

• D. To sleep in a cave

Multiple Choice

What does the word "sharp" most likely mean in the sentence:
"It used its sharp ears to listen carefully."

• A. Pointy and dangerous

• B. Very good at hearing

Multiple Choice

Why is the sentence "This bat was a different kind—it was a baseball bat hanging from a branch!" funny?

• A. Because bats don’t hang from trees

• B. Because the bat was sleeping

• C. Because it’s talking about a baseball bat, not an animal