Context Clues

Cold rain fell all day, making it a dismal Saturday afternoon.

• gloomy 
• red
• shining 
• fun

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The impudent boy was rude to the policeman

• handsome
• carefully 
• poor
• bold

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

When he didn’t understand the instructions, the student asked the teacher to clarify them.

• remove
• call
• explain
• stop

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The country cottage was just outside the quaint and picturesque town.

• charming 
• running 
• ruined
• perhaps

The mood was somber at the funeral of the former president

• shyly 
• serious 
• hungry 
• plenty

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Each student was allotted two tickets to the dance.

• allowed
• joyful 
• taken 
• fed

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

We often travel to New England in the autumn to see the bright colors of the fall foliage. 

• hurricane 
• plays 
• snow
• leaves

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

The scared rock climber balanced precariously on the edge of the cliff.

• gracefully 
• lazily 
• dangerously 
• hopefully 

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

Congress put a tariff on overseas goods so the price would not be lower than domestic products.

• stamp
• prohibition 
• ad 
• tax

The lost campers sweltered in the heat of the desert sun.

• ate
• burned 
• slept 
• sunbathed