Context Clues

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

• ate
• burned 
• slept 
• sunbathed

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

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

• remove
• call
• explain
• stop

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Each student was allotted two tickets to the dance.

• allowed
• joyful 
• taken 
• fed

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Many seahorses live in tropical areas where the water is always warm.

• a place that is very hot
• a place that gets cold during parts of the year
• a place off the coast of Alaska
• a place in Missouri

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

At the party, the aloof girl kept to herself. Everyone was laughing and dancing, but she was the type of person who preferred to be quiet and reserved. She simply stared out a window, and pondered why she was even at the party. People asked her, “Why aren't you having fun with us.”, and she said, “This is my idea of fun."
What does aloof mean?

• mean
• stuck up
• reserved 
• sensitive

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Harry Fogel plays kahoot. His username often describes how haggard he is. His username is sometimes “I’m tired” or “My elbow hurts”. He is more exhausted than any of the students here at Emerson Middle School. If you looked at him first glance you would say, “Man, You need sleep!!”
What does haggard mean?

• to look worn out
• cranky
• old
• lazy

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

Gently, I dragged my hairbrush through Sable's matted fur.

• tangled
• torn
• colored
• clean

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

John was bewildered when his new pet hamster that he thought was a boy had babies.  

• happy
• confused
• afraid
• amused

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

Which word matches or defines the word in red?
It's too risky to drive anywhere in these hazardous conditions.

• predictable
• sticky
• windy
• dangerous

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

Look at the poem in the image.  Find the word romped.  What is one possible definition of the word romped?

• stomped angrily
• danced playfully
• cleaned thoroughly
• yelled loudly

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4