Get a Clue! Context Clues!

A ceiling fan uses the same energy as a 40 watt incandescent light bulb, the normal screw-in type light bulb. (look at the hint after the comma)
What is the meaning of the word in red?

• Normal screw-in type
• Bright, glowing sphere shaped
• glows in the dark
• battery opperated

Mars is a frozen red desert whipped by tornadoes and fierce winds. Which word is an antonym for fierce? 

• natural
• gentle
• ancient
• warm

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

“Forty million years ago, when the earth was much wetter and warmer, huge forests with many kinds of trees thrived in the far north.” What does the word thrived mean in the sentence?

• became shorter
• died quickly
• burned down
• grew well

The canal was so parched that the fish lined up with their towels to take turns swimming in the few remaining water holes. What is the meaning of the word parched in this sentence?

• The canal was getting bigger. 
• The canal was filling up with water.
• The canal was very cold. 
• The canal was drying up. 

“The nearer he got to Father, the more he dreaded asking for a nickel. He was sure Father would not give it to him.” What does dreaded mean in these sentences? 

• feared
• questioned
• avoided
• debated

“Millions of years passed, and the climate of the earth altered dramatically. The northlands turned cold and icy.” What does altered mean in the sentence? 

• jumped
• changed
• stopped
• raised

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

“Here’s the key,” she would say, retrieving a small brass key from her pocket.” What is a synonym for the word retrieving? 

• getting
• turning
• locking
• polishing

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

“One way is to conserve energy. If we burn less fossil fuel, we’ll produce less carbon dioxide.” What is a synonym for conserve? 

• ignore
• waste
• save
• increase

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

A tiny yard is an unsuitable place to keep a big dog. What does the word in red mean?

• good
• appropriate
• correct
• wrong

No matter where you go, the Internet is following you. Almost every portable device is being made with an Internet connection. Most new TVs and many other appliances come with Internet connections as well. The Internet is truly ubiquitous. If something is ubiquitous, __________.

• it is fuzzy and will bite you
•  it is everywhere
• it costs too much money
•  it causes rashes